by Jim Struck | Dec 1, 2014 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
“If you don’t believe in the messenger, you won’t believe the message.” —Jim Kouzes, co-author of Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It I like the subject of “credibility” because it incorporates several critical (foundational) pieces...
by Jim Struck | Nov 17, 2014 | The Coach Is In Blog
It has been my observation that most managers and leaders fail to use performance conversations well. It is one of the most underutilized opportunities at a manager’s disposal. I’m not referring just to the ‘annual’ conversation, but to the numerous opportunities we...
by Jim Struck | Nov 4, 2014 | Highlights
I am pleased to introduce , Dan Fairley. Dan has just joined the Leadership Vision team and we’re very excited to have him. Dan and I have similar views about life and leadership and he comes with a wealth of great work that will expand our capabilities with those...
by Jim Struck | Nov 3, 2014 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
I suppose it is natural to think more and more about our legacy as we age. We all want to ‘matter.’ It is equally natural to care more about our leadership legacy as we advance in our career. For most, there is a natural transition from ‘success’ to ‘significance.’...
by Jim Struck | Oct 20, 2014 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
Last time we ended with the question, “Does your organization and work energize you, or suck the life from you?” Was your answer meaningful for you? How engaged I am in my work, and with the organization, is related to my emotional connectedness in five areas (fit in...
by Jim Struck | Oct 6, 2014 | The Coach Is In Blog
Much of my coaching is split between the work I do with senior leaders and the work I do with emerging leaders. What I notice most with emerging leaders is that they need a way to ‘change the conversation’ with their people if they want their people to ‘engage and...
by Jim Struck | Sep 15, 2014 | The Coach Is In Blog
My father was a chemical engineer, very skilled in math and science. His natural affinity is for ‘task.’ I was a much better ‘humanities’ student. My affinity is for ‘people.’ Where those natural tendencies come from is interesting, but not necessary for coaching...
by Jim Struck | Aug 26, 2014 | Articles
While sitting on the beach last week (I know, rough life we leadership coaches lead) I was reading Josh Dykstra’s book Igniting the Invisible Tribe. If you know Josh’s work at all, you know that he has a great way of creating conversation and making you think. In...
by Jim Struck | Aug 18, 2014 | The Coach Is In Blog
Raising confident, independent, and happy children requires us to give up the amount we do for them and help them to be more self-responsible and accountable. Many of you have, or are in the process, of sending children off to school. There are many common themes...
by Jim Struck | Jul 29, 2014 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness
By Jim Struck How many of you hate conflict? How many of you avoid it whenever you can, if not all the time? How many of you find it affecting how well you lead others? According to the science around the DISC profile I work with, about 86% of the population...
