Four ways leaders positively influence others and how to pay it forward

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Research found four distinct styles of positive influence leader, not one.
• The most powerful act: seeing potential in someone they can't see themselves.
• Paying it forward traces back to Benjamin Franklin, not the movie.

Improving internal communication with Smart Brevity

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Weekly cadence alone can push internal open rates to 70–90%
• Pre-meeting written updates shift one-on-ones from status to strategy
• AI will flood inboxes — concise writing becomes a competitive edge

How to run effective online meetings: audio, video, and engagement

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• A headset beats any laptop mic — invest in one for your whole team
• Small groups should skip blanket muting — open mics keep conversation natural
• Online meetings need more planning than in-person, not less

How to define a role using performance results descriptions

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Job descriptions measure activities; what matters is measurable outcomes
• 4–8 key result areas replace vague expectations with binary, co-owned standards
• Employees tracking their own KRAs eliminates micromanagement and overwork

493: Move Coaching from Theory to Practice, with Jason Weeman

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

Leading people smarter than you without fear or loss of authority

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Your job is coach and barrier-remover, not smartest person in the room.
• Gallup: best leaders spend the most time with their best performers.
• Arrive as a zero — observe and ask before trying to change anything.

How to construct a meaningful apology at work

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Saying 'I'm sorry' out loud is non-negotiable for trust recovery
• Power neurologically reduces empathy — leaders must actively compensate
• Repeated apologies without follow-through are worse than no apology

Personal leadership as a lifelong practice: lessons from a senior Air Force officer

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• A 26-year colonel still found real leadership gaps through self-examination
• The issue you walk past immediately becomes your new team standard
• Two-sentence vision statements fail — detailed vivid visions create lasting direction

Negotiation tactics for tough leadership conversations

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• How to say no to a request while keeping the relationship.
• Asking questions steers conversations — the listener holds control.
• Multi-party situations require anchoring and parallel negotiation tracks.

Why mission clarity matters more than getting the how right

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Lock the why, stay radically flexible on the how
• Communities thrive on shared journeys — not content
• Mission specificity is a decision filter, not a tagline

How to turn daily interruptions into leadership moments

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Your interruptions aren't blocking the work — they are the work
• 30,000 handwritten notes built loyalty no strategy deck could
• Six words from a professor shaped 40 years of leadership

How to get more from LinkedIn beyond your profile

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Why personalising every connection request doubles your response rate
• The hidden recruiter signal that could expose your job search to your boss
• LinkedIn articles rank above your own website on Google searches

Breaking the silence habit: why speaking up is a leadership problem

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Silence is learned and rewarded — unlearning it takes excavation, not confidence tips.
• Women who now negotiate pay are penalised more often, not less.
• Leaders must self-educate on systemic silence rather than asking marginalised colleagues.

Understanding organizational culture: what it is and how to shape it

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Posters on the wall are not culture — excavate the real values underneath.
• The gap between what orgs say and do quietly kills performance.
• Culture change takes months of layered conversation, not one offsite.

How leaders make better fiscal decisions during economic crisis

Coaching for Leaders July 22, 2024

• Deferred demand vs lost demand: the distinction that drives every crisis decision.
• Debt taken during a boom protects you; debt taken in a crisis accelerates losses.
• Know three to five numbers — that's all successful business leaders actually track.