Sean Foley, Tiger Wood’s New Coach, Thoughts on Emotion
A recent interview with Tiger Wood’s new coach provides some great tips for changing behavior. The specifics of golf, for someone who is not a golfer, is not the important message in this article. As an executive coach to many business owners, what I found to...
CEOs Going Nuclear
In his recent article, Michael Wilkinson of Leadership Strategies, shares an experience when a CEO goes ballistic in the middle of a facilitated session. Michael shares how he dealt with the situation at the time as well as how he would handle it in a more effective...
Authority Doesn’t Mean Much Without Influence
One of the definitions of a “leader” in Webster’s Dictionary is “a person who has commanding authority or influence.” I would argue that in the 21st century it’s all about influence, not authority. If a leader only has authority and is unable to influence others,...
Managing the Eeyores, the Pessimists, in Your Life
We’ve all been there. You’re working on an important project and one of your team members, co-workers, or even manager is the eternal pessimist. I like to call people like this, Eeyore. You remember Eeyore, the gloomy donkey from Winnie the Pooh. The words and phrases...
How to Lead Through the Economic Recovery
During the past six to nine months, many executives that I have worked with have had to let employees go in order to survive the economic downturn. They have also had to look at all of their discretionary expenses and cut many of these expenses as well. The planning...
Beth Armknecht Miller’s passion for learning and dedication to bringing out the best in others are strands woven throughout her career and are found in her work with Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm.