In this short blog post, we explore the leadership qualities essential to the effective management of any crisis. Many leaders continue to struggle with overwhelm and a lack of confidence in this moment. That is understandable. This is an unprecedented situation. It is natural that we would find ourselves lacking confidence and unsure of how […]
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I recently had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Bradley Hartmann for his excellent Behind Your Back podcast. During the interview, we addressed a variety of leadership topics, including: leadership communication lessons I learned from writing a speech for the Queen of England a situational leadership framework to make more of an impact in less
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Too often, leaders resist having difficult conversations because they assume only win-lose outcomes are possible – one person in this conversation will win, the other will lose. But this kind of binary thinking is counter-productive and holds leaders back from having the tough conversations that will move their relationships and their organizations forward. The key
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There has never been a better time for organizations to invest in leadership development training than right now. But a poorly designed leadership development training program can actually hurt your corporate culture and strategy, not help it. In this video, Arrowhead President and Head Coach Sean Reid shares three surefire ways organizations can waste their
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A lot of leaders struggle to effectively and consistently recognize their people. But the consequences of not recognizing our people for the good work they do is lower engagement, poor retention and diminished productivity. It doesn’t have to be that way. In this video, I share the “AcTS of Recognition”: a simple strategy leaders can
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I recently spoke with Lesley Dumlao from Canada’s Podcast about leadership, entrepreneurship and life during COVID-19. In the interview, I expanded upon the insights from my April 15 blog post Working in Isolation, and the lessons I took from my own experience of isolation while seriously injured a couple years ago. Some of the topics
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I’m a little worried about leaders right now. Don’t get me wrong, I am amazed at the creativity, compassion and resiliency so many leaders in business, government and the not-for-profit sectors have shown during this COVID-19 crisis. So many leaders have stepped up to the challenge of this moment. So many are speaking clearly. So
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I had the distinct pleasure of joining my good friend, Demand Spring CEO Mark Emond, and his co-host and colleague Karen Morad on their excellent Marketing Unplugged podcast. We covered a lot of ground in this interview, but mostly our discussion centered on how leaders can lead with clarity, confidence and compassion, especially during the
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For leaders, the secret to effective conflict management rests almost entirely in how we choose to respond to an adversary. In his remarkable book, The Sunflower, St. John of Tobolsk recounts a story from the fifth century of a pious church leader who displays remarkable calm and virtue in the face of a terrible offense.
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Arrowhead is pleased to announce that our President and Head Coach Sean Reid has joined the One Idea Away coach community – a rapidly growing global community of coaches committed to supporting the personal and professional growth and transformation of their clients. One Idea Away is a self-described movement helping individuals reach higher levels of awareness through
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