More articles and books are talking about how executives spend their days. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson begins his with a sunrise swim. Warren Buffett drinks several Coca-Colas throughout his workday. Oprah Winfrey swears by a morning meditation session before anything else. Most of us probably think the rest of the day is packed to Read More >
Professional Development
How To Stay Sane In A Crazy World
Right now, there is a lot of uncertainty. A lot of chaos. Right now, no one knows what the future holds, and the best laid plans are unravelling. It’s easy to get caught up in the negativity and let that affect us, both in terms of our work and productivity, and in terms of our Read More >
Popularity & Leadership: Should You Try For Both?
Popularity and leadership – at first glance it might seem as though they are two entirely separate ideas. You can’t be popular and a good leader. You can’t be a good leader and be popular. It just doesn’t work. Yet many people strive to be both popular and a great leader. They want to have it all; they want to be amazing at their jobs and they Read More >
Leading Through a Crisis: Creating a Sense of Urgency
Today is like no other time in history. The unprecedented outcome of the coronavirus pandemic across the world means that economies are failing and there is more unemployment than in most people’s living memory. Now is the time for leadership; now is the time for people to move out of their comfort zones and do Read More >
Success – Have the Rules Changed or Have You?
By Carl Robinson, Ph.D., copyright 2005 For many executives, the view from the top isn’t quite what they expected. So begins the article by Sheree Curry in the most recent issue of Executive Travel magazine, an American Express publication. I was interviewed at length for this article and she did such a good job that Read More >
Two Myths About Executive Coaching
Carl Robinson, Ph.D., copyright 2006 Executive coaching has become “the” leadership development method for some very good reasons (see excerpt of article from Fortune magazine on the ROI of executive coaching on my “Results” web page). However, there are two myths about coaching that I believe need to be dispelled. Myth #1: If you fix Read More >
Becoming a Top Level Leader: Five Important Steps
By Carl Robinson, Ph.D., © 2010 In 2004 I wrote a couple of articles about Jim Collins’ book “Good to Great” in which he related that the top leaders of the companies that made his list of “great” companies “embodied a paradoxical mix of personal humility and professional will.” In light of the fallout from Read More >
Ambitious Women Need to Know These Business Success Tips
The expectation that women belong in the kitchen and men belong in the office is becoming more obsolete. It’s predicted that more women than men will be in the workforce for the first time ever in 2014, according to an employment trends analysis highlighted by The Telegraph. Look forward to the baby boomer generation gradually Read More >
Raise The Bar On Effectiveness
There’s a reason you are a member of your organization’s top management: you get results. But like most executives, you’re always trying to raise the bar. Your company’s competition isn’t resting and neither can you. But being an effective leader isn’t just about what you do. It’s also about your team and the people you Read More >
Creating the Ultimate Personal CEO Development Plan
The creation of a personal development plan is something almost every employee has gone through at some point or another. This is that time of the year when managers challenge their subordinates to create goals for themselves on a personal level that will better enable them to achieve their professional objectives. Being a better team Read More >