Feedback tells us how our words and actions impact others. Feedback shows us the unintended consequences of our behavior. If we are committed to increasing our leadership effectiveness, feedback is essential to our growth and development. Recently, I coached a client who gained an entirely new perspective of her own leadership effectiveness as a result […]
In last week’s post, I tackled the question of whether leadership can be learned (Yes) and I provided five critical skills and practices to cultivate to help build real leadership capacity. I noted that learning to lead is as much about learning to connect with and be in relationship with people as it is about […]
During the Q & A portion of a recent after-dinner speaking engagement, someone asked me the classic question. It was the quintessential question – the one that I am almost always asked. “Marie, do you believe that a person can learn leadership skills? Or is it something that some people are just born with?” It’s […]
Last fall, we posted a good bit in various social media about employee engagement. Leaders worry a lot about how to help workers feel enthusiastic, committed, and emotionally connected to their work. After all, engaged workers are more productive and they are less likely to leave. But what happens when the leader isn’t feeling engaged? You […]
When I worked in the corporate world, I seldom read leadership or business books. That seems unfathomable to me now but that’s how it was back then. I worked long hard hours. When I selected my off-hours reading material I generally went for the intrigue of the 3” thick spy novel. I didn’t understand how […]
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Leadership Perspectives, a blog for leaders. I’m an Executive Coach, Leadership Development Consult, and the founder of Peeler Associates, a firm that helps leaders clarify objectives, find engagement, improve interpersonal effectiveness, and attain their goals. We offer executive coaching, team development, custom workshops and seminars, leadership assessment, […]
Lessons for leaders in Donald Trump’s surprising win
This week’s US Presidential election represented one of the most stunning political upsets that most of us alive today have ever witnessed.
Regardless of how you...
Marie Peeler of Peeler Associates to Speak at ECCF’s Institute for Trustees, March 25
PEMBROKE and HAMILTON, MA, ISSUED MARCH 10, 2017… Marie Peeler, founder and principal of Peeler Associates, an executive coaching and leadership development firm working with individuals and...
