by Brad Herbert | Jan 27, 2014 | Development
I just took a really great course on relationship coaching for couples and teams. The gist of it is that two or more people create a shared energy that impacts those people in known and unknown ways, and that those folks can really shift that energy if they focus on...
by Brad Herbert | Dec 12, 2013 | Development
My friend and colleague Steve Trautman was super helpful when I was at Electronic Arts, and I’ve personally seen the benefits of a structured approach to skill development, especially for technical folks. Take a look at his blog’s latest post and his...
by Brad Herbert | Nov 25, 2013 | Development
This is a really great blog post by Daniel Goleman on the dangers of an empathy deficit. My experience is very similar with Daniel’s perspective: given the rapid pace of change and disruption today, most leaders are totally overwhelmed and often isolated. The...
by Brad Herbert | Nov 5, 2013 | Development
Patricia Overland wrote a timely and comprehensive post offering tips for leaders considering an internal coaching approach for their organization. It’s interesting that people are already past the question of whether coaching has an ROI; now they’re...
by Brad Herbert | Oct 15, 2013 | Development
There’s no question that focused attention is required for strong results. Through brain mapping, however, we are learning that being able to consciously sharpen our mental focus produces significant benefits to multiple forms of empathy which in turn impacts...
by Brad Herbert | Sep 30, 2013 | Development
There is some really cool stuff happening around mapping our brain real time and the connections to leadership, some of which are nicely wrapped up in this article. Why should you care? Well, because understanding how the brain works gives very clear guidance about...
by Brad Herbert | Sep 15, 2013 | Development
Peggy McAlister recently asked this powerful question in The Leadership Circle LinkedIn Group (we utilize the Leadership Circle as our online 360-degree feedback tool) and I really liked the responses. I’m curious how you define leadership. Here are some of my...
by Brad Herbert | Sep 12, 2013 | Development
There’s a feature in Instagram that allows you to diffuse the picture focus, thereby drawing your eye to a particular part of the picture. In doing that, objects seem more interesting, sharper, richer in colour, more interesting and even more artistic. The fun...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 23, 2013 | Development
We all run into difficult people who – like it or not – are there to teach us more about ourselves. I know it sounds crazy, especially when all you want to do is throw a brick at someone, but people are mirrors of us and through our introspection we are...
by Brad Herbert | Aug 16, 2013 | Development
Here’s a very interesting study done by Stanford’s Graduate School of Business on Executive Coaching. Nearly two-thirds of CEOs do not receive coaching or leadership advice from outside consultants or coaches, and almost half of senior executives are not...
