by Terri Klass | Oct 22, 2012 | Career Development, Coaching, Communication, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, Positive Feedback
In a recent management training program I presented, we explored obstacles to effective coaching sessions. We shared stories of feedback sessions gone wrong. We laughed, we groaned and then we decided to try to understand why some managers and leaders are more...
by Terri Klass | Oct 9, 2012 | Career Development, Coaching, Collaborative Leadership, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach
When was the last time you coached someone on your team about their career growth? During many of our performance review sessions, leaders tend to focus on the skills and responsibilities of each team member’s contributions. We look at the previous year’s goals and...
by Terri Klass | Jun 6, 2012 | Advice on Millennials, Coaching, Collaborative Leadership, Core Values, Leadership Development, Team Building
Throughout my blogging on leadership, I continue to focus on understanding better ways for the four generations to collaborate more effectively in the workplace. Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, GenX’ers and Millennials all have talented leadership, even if the...
by Terri Klass | Feb 28, 2012 | Coaching, Generosity, Leadership Development, Open-Minded
In a recent NY Times article, Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer of the advertising agency, Leo Burnett USA, shared an interesting connection between confidence and generosity. It was Susan’s belief that the more confident a leader is, the more generous they tend to...
by Terri Klass | Jan 23, 2012 | Coaching, Collaborative Leadership, Empowerment, Leadership Development, Team Building
It seems like everyone is talking about collaboration. Our organizational success will be based on how well we collaborate with each other as well as with other companies. What is collaboration and why is it so important today? Why must leaders learn to collaborate...
by Terri Klass | Nov 16, 2011 | Coaching, Communication, Leadership Development, Manager as Coach
At the beginning of my program on Leader As Coach, I ask everyone to think of a great coach in their life. We then share the name of that person who has impacted us and how they have influenced our leadership path. We focus on the behaviors and words of that coach...
