When I asked a senior leader what his key to success was, he simply answered: "I ask for what I want." Simple, straightforward and ... ... surprisingly rare. As a high performer, you might be used to other people tapping you on the shoulder for bigger opportunities, but as you continue to rise in your career, the shoulder [...]
For many of us, we strive to be better today than we were yesterday. To achieve that, you need to know where you stand by getting quality feedback. Although it's common practice to ask other people for their perspective on us because we fear our blind spots and propensity for self-delusion, it's not always convenient [...]
We’ve all experienced it. Freezing up during an important presentation or speech. Showing nerves when a senior leader unexpectedly joins the meeting. Rambling on and on during a big client meeting. Why do otherwise high-performing executives, managers and individual contributors underperform when the stakes are raised? And more importantly, what can we do about it? Taking Conscious Control [...]
