Posts with the ‘Coaching’ tag
There is no reason to have sports at a school if character is not being developed through athletic participation. Sports provide the best labortory for teaching our kids about character. But, just because our sons or daughters play a sport, does not mean they are learning the lessons of character sports can teach.
A lot of people do not like performance reviews. Many times it is the anticipation of bad news that can cause anxiety in the individual. The fear of the unknown can overwhelm people. That’s the problem. Nothing that is discussed in a performance review should be unknown. That is why they are called performance reviews […]
If we are not developing our people, we should stop calling ourselves leaders! I don’t know why leaders ignore the coaching part of their jobs. But I work with so many organizations and hear the same story again and again. “I never hear from my boss unless something is wrong.” “I get feedback once a […]
“Listen until it hurts!” – Steve Wiley, Lincoln Leadership Institute I have to work at listening well. I know I can look someone in the eye, nod with conviction, and be thinking about something else. At other times, I hear the first sentence and spend the rest of my time formulating my rebuttal. Listening is […]
Is this scene familiar to you? The boss walks through the office and says “Good morning” to people before closing his door until lunch. He walks back through the office after lunch saying “Good afternoon” to people before closing his door until he leaves the building at the end of the day. “See you tomorrow!”, […]
Sometimes I witness something that makes my blood boil. I see a kid dismiss a coach’s advice during a game. They give the coach that “whatever” look or in some cases even verbalize their bad attitude. I want to jump out of the stands and shake them. I want to say, “Who are you to […]
Sometimes the tyranny of the urgent dominates a leader’s efforts. If that is the norm and you are not developing your people, you may be managing just fine, but you are not leading. You can be a good manager without being a good leader. You can’t be a good leader without being a good manager.
The softer side of leadership is in vogue these days. Those softer leadership skills are critical to a leader’s long-term success. A leader who doesn’t care about his team will one day turn around and find no one following him. However, problems arise when leaders allow these principles to prevent them from making the hard […]
“Is Anthony better because you were there?” My dad, General Jim Anderson, always has a way at cutting to the chase. That day was no different. I was telling him about a coaching session I had just finished with Anthony, one of my direct reports. I felt satisfied as I walked away from Anthony. I […]
Dave Anderson discusses the frustration of coaching someone who is happy to just meet the minimum standards with Tony Ezell of Accelerated Leadership Group. All past and current podcasts also available on iTunes. (Over 2,500,000 downloads to date!) Please rate us on iTunes as well. Other resources -free PDF downloads of character-based interview questions are […]
