Category Archives: Leadership

Coaching: Permanent Solutions

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Laurie Weiss

Barbara Wells, Managing Partner at Minor and Brown, has found a solution to a problem that plagues many managers in professional firms. Work delegated to busy junior professionals (attorneys, in Barbara’s case; accountants, architects, designers — you name it — … Continue reading →

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Business Conversations Include Feelings

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Laurie Weiss

To be effective, complete conversations must include: Your own Needs, Feelings and/or Values –and

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Conversations: A Checklist for Leaders

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Laurie Weiss

If you want to be seen as a leader, use these standards to evaluate your important conversations. 1. Does it demonstrate self-responsibility? When you take responsibility for your behavior, it encourages others to do so also. 2. Does it demonstrate … Continue reading →

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Coaching: Fear Is Just What Happens As You Take Risks and Test Your Limits

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Laurie Weiss

A manager develops into a leader by changing her priority from getting the work done to developing the people she is managing. Facing this priority shift,

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