Competencies

15 07, 2016

The Disturbing Lack of Leadership in America

By |2016-11-18T19:44:50-06:00July 15th, 2016|Categories: Executive Coaching, Self-Management|Tags: , , , , |1 Comment

Most of my life I've been surrounded by intelligent people, for which I consider myself fortunate. Most of my personal friends are smart, hard-working individuals. Most of my family members fall into this category, too. When I say these people are "intelligent" and "smart," I'm not just referring to IQ (normal intelligence). Most of them also have [...]

7 12, 2015

The Dangers of Neglecting Self-awareness

By |2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00December 7th, 2015|Categories: Executive Coaching, Self-Management|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Neglecting self-awareness is a major mistake for anyone to make. It diminishes one’s influence on others and is a sign of low emotional intelligence. While it is disadvantageous for anyone to lack self-awareness, it is especially important for managers and executives to prevent themselves from losing their sense of self-awareness. Often a lack of self-awareness [...]

9 11, 2015

Train Employees In Leadership

By |2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00November 9th, 2015|Categories: Executive Coaching, Team Building|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Leadership skills for your employees Some are born a leader, some learn how to be a leader, and some are put in a position of leadership whether it was their choice or not. Whatever the case may, leadership is needed in every organization and at every level, from CEO to regular employee. Like a highly [...]

16 10, 2015

Personal Accountability: The Most Important Job Skill

By |2016-11-18T19:44:55-06:00October 16th, 2015|Categories: Employee Selection, Self-Management, Team Building|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Recently our partner organization's chairman, Bill Bonstetter, wrote a great brief on the importance of personal accountability. In Bill's words, "If you hire for one skill and one skill alone, please let it be this: personal accountability." What is personal accountability? Personal accountability can be defined as taking ownership of one's thoughts, behaviors, actions, and performance. [...]