By: Rose Cartolari, Sr. Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. As the holidays wrap up and a new year approaches, I am trying harder to focus my thoughts on gratitude and kindness. I always feel a need to step back from my daily worrying, fixing, yearning, and striving to change what doesn’t work in my life. […]
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Say you want a resolution?
By: Scott Dannemiller, Chief Learning Officer, Executive Development Associates, Inc. happy new year Sorry. I know the phrase above should be typed in all caps with an exclamation point. But I just can’t do it. You see, my wife and I have two very loud children. In an effort to bring some peace and tranquility […]
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When a “Strength” is Not a Strength
By: Maya Hu-Chan, C-Suite Coach, Executive Development Associates, Inc. What is your signature strength as a leader? Is it your energy? Which characteristic is the one that you have truly built your leadership reputation upon? Did you know that this strength could actually be holding you back professionally? The concept of strengths-focused development makes complete […]
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How to Know when it’s Time to Go
By: Joe Jordan, Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. What do Jeff Immelt, Travis Kalanick, and Howard Schultz share in common? Besides a healthy net worth, these executives were three of the 919 CEOs in publicly traded North American companies that either resigned, retired, or got fired in 2017—the most movement in the top spot in […]
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Doing vs. Being – Leading with Balance
By: Rose Cartolari, Sr. Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Most leaders have a long mental, if not written, “to do” list. With the holidays on the horizon, that list can seem never-ending. But sometimes we are so focused on what we have to do as leaders, we forget about who we have to be as […]
posted on October 15, 2018 by
A Change Happens: Manage it Effectively
By: Lou Quinto, Leadership Speaker & Executive Coach, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Everyone has heard the phrase, “change is constant”, however, when we are faced with change our first reaction is to cringe or loudly object. Why is that? The reason for the reaction is because change indicates, more often than not, that we are […]
posted on October 1, 2018 by
Drop the Anchor & Innovate
By: Scott Dannemiller, Chief Learning Officer, Executive Development Associates, Inc. When I’m working with a group of leaders who are looking for the secrets to innovation, I ask them two questions: True or False? The population of Turkey is 7 million. What is the population of Turkey? Let me guess. You were expecting something more […]
posted on September 15, 2018 by
Have You Missed Your Window?
By: Joe Jordan, Consultant, Executive Development Associates, Inc. Life is full of misses. Missing the boat. Missing the mark. Missing a beat. The world of missed opportunities, includes a well-traveled trail of what-ifs. What if Ross Perot had bought those majority shares in fledgling Microsoft for $60 million? What if Blockbuster president John Antioco had […]
posted on September 1, 2018 by
Dear CEOs, It’s Time to Change the Org Chart
By: Bonnie Hagemann, CEO, Executive Development Associates, Inc. There is a saying that you have probably all heard, “Common sense is really not that common.” I certainly can think of many scenarios where common sense is lacking in today’s business environment, but I grew up on a large farm in Western Oklahoma where a lack […]
posted on August 15, 2018 by
Leadership is Knowing How to Ask
By: Maya Hu-Chan, C-Suite Coach, Executive Development Associates, Inc. If there is ever an opportunity to add in an eighth deadly sin, then I am putting my hand up to nominate assumption. In my experience, assumption is already the #1 business sin; the destroyer of deals, the terrorizer of team dynamics – yet it continues […]
