It is ironic that business leaders who know they should be working smarter and creating the time to relax are still not taking regular breaks. And when they do it is often clouded with guilt. To assuage the guilt they take with them their cell phone, laptop and tablet and make sure there is adequate Wi-Fi at their holiday destination. They convince themselves and their loved ones that it is just ‘for an hour a day’. Nine times out of 10 they come back from the break exhausted. They are still stuck. The problems are the same and their creativity and energy are still at a low.
Category Archives: Executive Coaching
Micromanagement: Agile Team’s Worst Nightmare
I recently read a brilliant article on LinkedIn by Katy Sherman, Director of Software Engineering at Premier Inc, on micromanaging your staff. It was so good that I just had to share it with you. I hope you enjoy… If I had to name the worst management style universally hated by all, I would know … Continue reading Micromanagement: Agile Team’s Worst Nightmare
Why coaching does not work
It may seem strange that as a business and executive coach I am going to address the issue of why coaching does not work.
What follows is based on my experience of coaching over the last 15 years.