by Terri Klass | Dec 8, 2024 | Curiosity, Empowerment, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Management Development, Open-Minded, Teams
Have you ever listened to children offer alternative ways to solve a problem? They each take turns sharing their thoughts until they lose interest and just move on to another topic. They disagree but never spend too much time dwelling on who wins the argument....
by Terri Klass | Oct 27, 2024 | Career Development, Empowerment, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Management Development, Self-Promotion
In many of my leadership coaching sessions I am often asked, “How can I make my job more meaningful to me?” It’s usually followed with: “I am not totally unhappy with my role, it’s just that something feels like it is missing.” Maybe some of you are asking yourself...
by Terri Klass | Sep 22, 2024 | Building Confidence, Career Development, Empowerment, Leadership Development
This is one of my favorite powerful questions to ask leaders. What often happens next is silence. They may be coming to discuss a work challenge with a boss or a team member or eager to figure out ways to move up in their career. It doesn’t matter where they are in...
by Terri Klass | Aug 11, 2024 | Curiosity, Empowerment, Influential Leader, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Open-Minded, Team Building
While recently coaching a frustrated leader, I began to wonder what was clogging up their leadership path forward. They seemed to be so strong with their technical skills and really could execute their deliverables with precision. Yet, they were struggling with...
by Terri Klass | Jul 28, 2024 | Curiosity, Empowerment, Evaluating Leaders, Executive Coaching, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, leadership qualities, Management Development
As I ask this question, I’m wondering how many leaders are trying to wrap their heads around this. Are you one of these leaders? If someone were to pose this to you, could you rattle off your top three strengths? For some leaders it may seem quite simple to share...
by Terri Klass | Jun 30, 2024 | Building Confidence, Career Development, Empowerment, Executive Coaching, Influential Leader, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development
In the beginning of my career, I was approached by my boss to present a training on leadership excellence to senior leaders. I listened carefully to her request and thought: “How on earth can I do this with my experience and skills?” I didn’t know how to respond even...