by David Porter | Apr 27, 2018 | Coaching, Communication, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Learning, Team Effectiveness
Hanging around with people who care about and challenge us is a surefire path to success and happiness. In the past two weeks, I’ve been fortunate to spend time with colleagues who are pushing the excellence envelope in consulting and coaching, and a client whose...
by David Porter | Apr 13, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Effectiveness, Work Culture, Workplace Culture
As you consider ways to increase leadership effectiveness, two exercises help uncover and highlight your leadership style and values to share with your team. These exercises are especially useful for leaders assuming new responsibilities or adding team members and...
by David Porter | Feb 13, 2018 | Decision-making, Leadership Development, Organizational Learning, Process Improvement, Team Effectiveness
My caption for this picture: Mind over mattress this week. Start something. Start anything. Move. Starting and moving are not remedies for laziness. They are remedies for being stuck. Too often, we wrestle with problems in our head in a few ways. First, we do not work...
by David Porter | Jan 16, 2018 | Decision-making, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading through adversity, Team Effectiveness, Teamwork, Work Culture
Situation A CEO focuses his growth strategy on acquisitions. Over time, some deals bear fruit while others fall short of expectations. For a while, he only shares his regret over the low-performing acquisitions with his closest aides. In time, caution subsides and, he...
by David Porter | Jan 11, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leading through adversity, Team Effectiveness, Teamwork, Work Culture
While most of us enjoy the challenge of learning and growth, our need for certainty and stability informs our daily routines. The reason we sit at the same desk in school or the same chair for a weekly meeting is that it allows us to compartmentalize and shift our...
