Know Thy Self. Be Aware. Self-Awareness. If you are wanting to improve performance, increase your self-awareness! It’s not sexy. It’s not flashy. And frankly, it is not easy. But if you are looking at ways to improve your performance, do not look any further than the mirror before looking to improve anything else. Even though […]
As the famed author and executive coach Marshall Goldsmith says, “What got you here, will not get you there.” Modern and future leaders must be versatile and adaptable. Versatility and adaptability are difficult skills to develop though. The growth in these skills takes pushing comfortability. Universum and CEMS (the Global Alliance in Management Education) published […]
During a quarterly review, Sarah had asked Ben his status on a goal he had set at the beginning of the year. Ben reacted in defense and justified his underachieving status. Ben’s reaction confused and upset Sarah by his level of disrespect. Sarah was doing her job by holding Ben accountable. However, Ben interpreted the question as micromanaging. Ben felt overworked […]