This article is part of TLNT’s new series Questioning Authority, which challenges leading thinking by talking to leading thinkers. The piece below is … Read more
Half of Employees Want Mentorship — Too Bad They Aren’t Getting It
When a crisis hits, fear and panic are two emotions that tend to run high in workplaces. It makes sense. Between budget cuts, hiring freezes, furloughs, … Read more
Star Wars HR: What Darth Vader Demonstrates About Employee Engagement
Some of the most visionary minds in business over the last hundred years have worked in popular media like film and television. I draw a great deal of … Read more
4 Ways to Integrate Tech Talent From Non-Tech Backgrounds
In the not-so-distant past, many companies based their tech hiring decisions on where candidates obtained their undergraduate computer-science degrees. Not … Read more
Capture Mentoring Moments for Career Growth
Early in my writing career, an executive assistant to the CEO of a large oil-tool company astounded me with her business acumen — and how she got it. More … Read more
Managing a Brilliant Jerk
Can difficult leaders change, or will they remain their ornery, over-the-top, demanding selves for the rest of their lives — and thereby continue to make … Read more
The Best Way to Develop Interpersonal Skills Is Not the Usual Way
In trying to provide the kind of leadership employees need right now, many businesses are struggling. Executives are aware that people need to feel … Read more
8 Ways to Use Soft Skills to Drive Innovation
Innovation appears in most organizations’ strategy or mission statements. But what does it actually take to achieve innovation? It takes people. … Read more
How to Create a Culture of Executive Coaching
Voices keep reminding us “This too will pass!” But I cringe when I hear that. It is not time to quarantine passively until COVID-19 passes by. Rather, it … Read more
Mentoring Has Many Benefits, But You Can’t Leave It to Chance
Before we learned how to read and write, we were transferring knowledge through mentoring. In fact, the word mentor comes from Homer’s Odyssey, where … Read more
The Role of a Coach In Building An Effective Team
Teaming has many benefits to an organization. When an organization considers implementing or expanding their team strategy they are seeking to create a … Read more
#MeToo Consequence: Male Leaders Are Backing Away From Mentoring Women
The collective voices of the courageous women who chose to use their fame as a platform to invigorate the national dialogue on sexual harassment in the … Read more
A Mentor Can Skill You, But A Sponsor Will Promote You
Having a sponsor at work can accelerate your career, but not everyone has someone who will go to the mat for them. While having a sponsor pays a premium, … Read more
The Role of Reinforcement in Executive Coaching
When hiring a coach for executives, it’s important to understand how he or she defines a successful engagement. Some coaches view the process as striving … Read more
Managers As Coaches Is No Longer Optional
These days we keep hearing about the disengaged workforce and the struggle to retain talent. Coupled with that, millennials are a growing segment of … Read more
What Do You Really Know About How Training Is Being Done?
Let’s look at two employees and compare their career paths. Both are the same age, both college graduates, both recent hires with an aircraft company. … Read more
6 Key Traits of Successful Mentors
If you have to be sold on mentoring, skip this video and read this article instead “The Huge Importance of Mentors in Developing Top Talent.” … Read more
What It Takes to Teach Your Old School Managers New Tricks
Can traditional managers learn new ways to lead? Us humans are typically heavily committed to our habits – even our bad habits. When presented with … Read more
Mentoring Programs Take Work to Start, But the Payoff Is Great
Successful people often thank mentors when recognized with an award or congratulated on an accomplishment. Mentors guide us with knowledge and advice to … Read more
Change Happens One Person At a Time
Hanlon’s Paradox states that the stress caused by change reduces our ability to cope with change. At the very moment we need to be open to new ideas and … Read more