Sometimes in the drive to get things done, leaders inadvertently run roughshod over people. Yet, these same leaders are horrified to find that others perceive them to be uncaring, not compassionate, or even downright abrasive. They lament that they really do care about people and they hate that they are perceived as they are. Regardless, […]
This month, Financial Executive Magazine published an article that I wrote for financial officers. (Click here to read it.) The article was titled “Leading with Personal Mastery,” and spoke to the challenge that CFOs have in fulfilling a dual role. Dual roles to fulfill. On one hand, CFOs are responsible for guarding the financial integrity […]
In the last two weeks, much has been made of a study that claims that women are better leaders than men. In a Harvard Business Review blog post on March 15, 2012, the authors of the study, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, wrote that women outperformed men in 12 of 16 leadership competencies, according to […]
Developmental training is a process, not an event. What leaders do to support training initiatives will determine, more than anything else, whether learning is retained after the initial training event. Unsupported, days spent in developmental training quickly turn into enjoyable boondoggles that are quickly forgotten. This week, I presented a proposal to train an organization’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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...
