by ReachForYourBest | Apr 5, 2021 | HBR, top 5 - yr1
As a leader, the challenge is not only to spot talent but also to convince your (team) that you value their talents and that they should, too. This is how you start to build a team… who bring their superpowers to work.Whitney Johnson, executive coach,...
by ReachForYourBest | Apr 2, 2021 | HBR
It’s time to rethink the notion of leadership… move beyond promoting those with the most competence and start thinking more about those who can get you where you want to go… In other words, start considering those who have high potential, not just top...
by ReachForYourBest | Mar 31, 2021 | HBR
Every organization has a pool of change agents that usually goes untapped. A higher purpose is not about economic exchanges… It explains how the people involved with an organization are making a difference, gives them a sense of meaning, and draws their...
by ReachForYourBest | Mar 24, 2021 | HBR, Leadership
Visionary leadership does not just set the strategic direction — it tells a story about why the change is worth pursuing and inspires people to embrace the change.Nufer Yasin Ates, Murat Tarakci, Jeanine P. Porck, Daan van Knippenberg and Patrick Groenen...
by ReachForYourBest | Mar 22, 2021 | communication, HBR
The bad news is that plenty of leaders are so sure of themselves that they reject worthy opinions and ideas from others and refuse to abandon their own bad ones. The good news is that it is possible to get even the most overconfident, stubborn, narcissistic, and...
by ReachForYourBest | Mar 15, 2021 | HBR
The leaders who were most successful in overcoming others’ skepticism were those who diagnosed the root of the fundamental disagreement before trying to persuade. They first asked themselves, “What’s driving my detractor’s resistance?”Laura Huang, Harvard Business...
