Madison’s Mission
Madison, a highly successful and respected leader, in both the organization and the community. She was mission-minded and her people were fiercely loyal. Well, at least it appeared that way.
Tell the Leader the Truth
Tell the leader the truth! It seems like such a no-brainer. Of course we should tell the leader the truth, right? Yet, oftentimes in my experience, it’s not happening.
Confronting with Clarity and Kindness
Effective-immediately resignations, a pattern of them, can indicate a lack of trust in a leader’s ability to manage negative reality or information well.
Confronting A Negative Pattern of Behavior
I knew pretty quickly into the session that we were going to have trouble. Felicia seemed to be unimpressed and skeptical of coaching.
The “Right” Approach for Negative Outcomes
Effective delegation isn’t just being in tell mode. In fact, I’d argue that tell mode isn’t effective a majority of the time.
Coaching Tom
Sometimes, high achieving leaders avoid addressing a bad situation head-on because it feels painful or awkward, and it seems easier to avoid it and hope that the problem will resolve on its own.
Confronting Poor Leadership
I’m going to tell him exactly how his words/actions made me feel so he can understand how he makes others feel. Then he will get it.
Right?
Wrong.