Posts by Robin Pou
What Will You Accomplish This Year? (#235)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES It’s the end of the first full week of February. By now, most leaders have finalized their annual budgets and adopted the strategies they believe will help their organization fulfill its goals for the year. But what about what they want to accomplish in their leadership?…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Formula for Success? (#234)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES You have achieved success. What strategies and tactics brought you to this point? What is your formula for success? “It worked so well; I stopped doing it.” – Anonymous This Week’s Edition If you’re unsure about your formula for success, this newsletter aims to help you…
Read MoreGet Ahead of Change. Take the Bull by the Horns. (#233)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES A prominent news anchor shared with her co-host and the entire viewing audience that despite her efforts to understand cryptocurrency for an upcoming interview, she couldn’t quite grasp it. Her comments reflect the confusion many leaders experience regarding emerging technologies and trends. Here’s how to ensure…
Read MoreTwo Ways to Make a Decision. Use Both. (#232)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES In a recent coaching session, a CEO expressed frustration with his top producer’s response to the new sales compensation structure. The CEO had communicated one reason for his decision, but sharing the other reason would have made all the difference. “We may think that our decisions…
Read MoreAn Easy Step Toward a Better Relationship with Your Team. (#231)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES This week our coaching staff conducted a workshop for a team who wanted to invest the time to improve their working relationship with one another. They got much more of a return on their investment than they expected. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is…
Read MoreAn Annual Leadership Discipline to Improve Performance. (#230)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES At the end of every year, I do this one thing that makes all the difference in how I remember what happened over the year AND prepares me to improve my performance in the coming twelve months. I’m happy to share it with you today. “Those…
Read MoreA Thoughtful Way to Start the New Year! (#229)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Just after Christmas, I was driving around town and found myself particularly annoyed. Based on the time of year, you might be experiencing the same thing. Here’s what I discovered. “When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.” – Plato (Ancient philosopher) This Week’s…
Read MoreOptimistic Leadership (#228)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES If you are a consistent reader of the newsletter, you know that I spend hours each week with top leaders from across the country. They often ask one very interesting question. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” –…
Read MoreReturn on Belief (#227)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Last weekend, I attended a client event celebrating their achievement of an accomplishment twelve years in the making. The client had an unwavering belief that they could achieve the near-impossible goal. This got me wondering: what is a leader’s Return on Belief? “When you affirm big,…
Read MoreEffective Leaders Ask for Feedback (#226)
The Confident Leader BOOST YOUR LEADERSHIP IN UNCERTAIN TIMES I coach leaders to seek feedback to source the information they need to make the best-informed decisions. Recently, I turned that coaching on myself. I was surprised at the feedback I received. “Half of what I know is probably wrong. I just don’t know which half.”…
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