THOUGHT LEADERSHIP - communication

Every true act of leadership has only one purpose: to make life better. As such, leadership is rooted in our humanity. It is curious then that so often we hide…

We often believe we must become something other than who we are in order to lead and communicate with power and presence. We do not. We need only to become…

When I ask executive audiences, “How many of you know that you need to have a conversation but you have been putting off actually having it?”, almost every hand will…

As published in Forbes.  Listen to others speak, and one of the first things you will notice is how often people use words like “we,” “you,” “one” or “they” when…

My dear friend Dana Isaacson, senior editor and writer, formerly at Randon House in New York City, asked if I would write a short piece for Career Authors … this…

As published in Forbes. The human mind wanders. A lot. Almost a decade ago the Harvard Gazette reported that 47% of the time we are thinking about anything and everything…

Top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership development & careers. Employers and hiring managers don’t typically give much thought to onboarding new employees…

As published in Forbes.   Gender inequality remains a serious problem for businesses. According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, in 2015, women earned approximately 80 cents for every…

As published in Forbes Countless organizations today are striving to create a learning, feedback-rich coaching culture. Having personally taught coaching to (and mentor-coached) hundreds of senior leaders in organizations like American…

My mother and father were European, Austrian and Hungarian to be specific. One of the things this meant for me growing up was that if someone came to our house,…