Qualities of a good leadership coach

There are some excellent reasons why having an experienced leadership coach can be beneficial— They coach from areas of strength that may not be areas of strength for you They are an objective sounding board that brings significant experience They give you the opportunity to confide in a person with whom there is no conflict of […]

Soft power: Why the best story wins

Whereas traditional power tended to focus on coercion (‘sticks’) and payment (‘carrots’), it is time to think more creatively about getting others to want what you want.  This is achieved by focusing our efforts around creating a new narrative, rather than on ‘who wins’. Nye describes this as ‘soft power’ (Nye, 2010). As the Professor of […]

How media can restrict or expand your opportunities

Donald DePalma describes the Internet as similar to “discovering the Eighth Continent,” because it – “…confounds legislators and cultural purists worldwide who do not know what to make of the Web-based globalization phenomenon that threatens to make their geographic, political, economic, and cultural boundaries almost meaningless” (DePalma, 2004, pp. vii). Of course, there are many benefits of […]