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Coaching: A Tool, Not the Destination
By John Dale posted in Leadership, Coaching, Senior Leadership, Performance Improvement
Consulting Isn’t Dying—It’s Entering Its Most Transformative Era Ever
By John Dale posted in Strategy Execution, Senior Leadership, Transformation
There’s been a lot of noise lately about the “death” of consulting, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). But as Luk Smeyers aptly put it, “Consulting is not dead. Stop the nonsense.” We couldn’t agree more.
Hey, leader, do you want feedback from others? Act like it!
By John Dale posted in Behavior, Leadership, Leadership Development
I paused at the door of my manager’s office, knocked gently, and then asked the question.
Feedback: Your Leadership Super Power and Game Changer
By John Dale posted in Behavior, Leadership, Senior Leadership
What is the biggest difference between Formula 1 drivers and business leaders?
Type the words “top leadership skills” into the search engine of your choice and you’ll get an endless list of lists.
Slowing the Game Down: How Leaders Can Master the Pace of a New Role
By John Dale posted in Leadership, Communicating with Teams, New Leader Transitions, Senior Leadership
I was working with a senior leader who was promoted and suddenly found himself overseeing one of his companies’ largest strategic divisions. The role involved managing more than 3,000 people in multiple functions and taking full ownership of P&L.
Practice Makes Perfect: What Golf Can Teach Us About Leadership Skills
By John Dale posted in Leadership, Coaching, Leadership Development
I recently read that amateur golfers like me should spend about three hours per week on the practice range trying to refine our games.
Who Really Sustains Net-Zero Results — Managers or Leaders? (Video)
By John Dale posted in Organizational Transformation, decarbonization, net-zero, lower-carbon
Video discussion with John Dale, Global Energy Practice Lead and Delores (Dee) Conway, Senior Principal
Advance Low Carbon Changes with Expert Timing and Teaming (Video)
By John Dale posted in Organizational Transformation, decarbonization, net-zero, lower-carbon
Video discussion with John Dale, Global Energy Practice Lead and Alycia Diggs-Chavis, Executive and Team Coach
Net-Zero Goals Aren’t Just About What’s New (Video)
By John Dale posted in decarbonization, net-zero, lower-carbon
Video discussion with John Dale, Global Energy Practice Lead and Brian Cole, Ph.D., Senior Principal
If you checked out the first two posts in our series on leading decarbonization/net-zero work, then you’ve been ramping up your own influence skills and verifying how to assess change in your organization. Still, you know it will take a constellation of effort across teams to make and keep progress steady.
To maximize the value of moments spent with other leaders and colleagues, dedicate some time to planning out how you’ll approach them as stakeholders and prepare them to talk about, implement, and support change consistently. When you put objectives and challenges in your own words, and help others to do so too, everyone stays on the same page – especially when it’s time to problem-solve quickly.
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