For new leaders, a common mistake made is focusing on results over relationships. I did not say instead of relationships because most know it is a both/and world. The challenge is, with the rising pressure/stresses of getting things done, results take precedent. But, as a leader, much more...
An excerpt from "Moving To Great": In order to exercise better control of your life, you must know who you really are and what you really want. It is necessary ask yourself questions that you normally wouldn't ask. Growing up, my father taught me not to confuse...
As leaders, sometimes it’s hard get time in your actual office…at your desk. You have meetings that take you down the hall, to a different floor, to a different building, and sometimes to a different city, state, or country. Perhaps you’ve had a day when...
Written By Diane Vaccaro I was reminded this week how important it is my values to connect with what I do. During a discussion with a leader about HOW a goal was going to get accomplished, I noticed how easily his answer moved to the WHY. It...
Written by Diane Vaccaro I recently observed a leader who, in doing the simplest of behaviors, was able to communicate value to those he leads. He simply sat in a chair. Well, maybe that’s not all. He also leaned back…like he was going to stay for...
WRITTEN BY DIANE VACCARO Recently I was with a group of 10 people learning something new. We were attending a 4 day training so that we could take what we were learning back to our jobs and teach others. Though we were a small group, we...
Written by Diane Vaccaro I listened to a great podcast recently: “The Meaning of Work” by the TED radio hour (you can listen to it here). It features 3 different TED speakers and includes some of their TED talks and interviews with them. One part that...
Leadership is influence. Your ability to positively influence people by adding value to their lives is important if you are to influence beyond your title. See, there is a difference between people doing what you told them to do and people who are actively engaged...
We are two months into the new year. By now your goal attainment should have picked up some momentum. You have created some new habits or breathed new life into some old ones. You have been purposeful about keeping those goals before you. Meaning, you...
WRITTEN BY DIANE VACCARO A common problem that I find myself in when parenting my children is I often feel that we are using the same words but have completely different understandings of what they mean. For instance: clean, healthy, nice, help. I speak these words...