by Jim Struck | Oct 17, 2012 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness, Personal Development
Say What? By Jim Struck, Leadership Vision, LLC Truly listening – to ourselves, to other people – is a gift. Think about it. How often in your life does something turn out badly because we failed to listen? Listening is not just about hearing and understanding, it is...
by Jim Struck | Sep 21, 2012 | The Coach Is In Blog
Often, one of the most important roles we play as a coach, is helping others achieve greater clarity. There is clarity for them, around the expectations for their job, their role, how they will be measured, etc. We expand their clarity in letting them know how they...
by Jim Struck | Aug 11, 2012 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness, Personal Development
By Jim Struck, Owner and President, Leadership Vision, LLC In the course of writing this column I often choose topics that are reasonably mainstream in their origin and designed to improve some aspect of your leadership or your business or both. Every so often I pick...
by Jim Struck | Jul 23, 2012 | The Coach Is In Blog
You’ve heard of the “two-edged sword.” One of the greatest examples of this is choice. On the one hand it is through choice that we have the opportunity to fulfill the highest version of our self, influence others, change the world. One the other, equally sharp side...
by Jim Struck | Jul 17, 2012 | The Coach Is In Blog
How do you know a person is uncoachable? Providing that you as the coach are not adding to the person’s reluctance, you will see a defensiveness and an unwillingness to self-evaluate. I have heard such phrases as, “I don’t do homework.” “No, I’m fine, it has to...
by Jim Struck | Jul 12, 2012 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness, Personal Development
(Originally published in Mr. Struck’s column in ACA International’s monthly newsletter, Management Trends) By Jim Struck I’m starring out over the “frozen tundra” known as my back yard struggling with an idea for my column. After a few moments of...
by Jim Struck | Jan 24, 2012 | Articles, Leadership Effectiveness, Personal Development
When the Lessons of Leadership Are Most Painful By Jim Struck, Leadership Vision, LLC I grew up in the home of Penn State graduates. The first college football game I ever attended was Pitt versus Penn State, back in the day when it was a rivalry. My father was...
by Jim Struck | Feb 16, 2011 | Articles, Human Resources
North American employees are now twice as likely as before the recession to head for the door, according to the latest findings of the global consulting firm BlessingWhite. Nineteen percent of high performers who scored low on job satisfaction plan to leave their...
by Jim Struck | Apr 7, 2010 | Articles, Personal Development
The Key to Managing Your Career By Jim Struck, Leadership Vision, LLC The Final Four just completed in my home town of Indianapolis. What an incredible four days of energy and expectation. This year was particularly fun because Butler University is from Indianapolis....
by Jim Struck | Jul 29, 2009 | Articles, Human Resources
By Jim Struck On Monday, October 20, 2008 Samuel Culbert wrote In the Wall Street Journal that we should get rid of the performance review because it “destroys morale, kills teamwork, and hurts the bottom line.” His main reference was to those annual performance...
