

The Look & Sound of Leadership
Essential Communications - Tom Henschel
An ongoing series of Executive Coaching Tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the way you want to be perceived.
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Jul 8, 2015 • 15min
In Sync Communications
When you’re communicating, you not only need to fly through the intricate patterns of your own information, you need to be sure we can thread that needle along with you.

Jun 10, 2015 • 16min
Executive Gender Bias
The research is unequivocal: in the workplace, women play on a tilted field. Everyone contributes to work's off-center world -- even women! This episode explores ways to bring the tipping back in balance.

May 6, 2015 • 18min
The Narcissistic Executive
Narcissistic executives can be infuriating. And, unless you’re one of their favored few, they can be dangerous, too. These five actions will help protect you—and keep you sane.

Apr 1, 2015 • 18min
Coaching Your People
Helping develop your people is a win for everyone. But developing people is quite different from managing people: developing people requires you to be a coach. Here’s how.

Mar 4, 2015 • 13min
Status
We all assign ourselves a certain status. Of course, that means we assign status to others, too. The question is: do people experience your status as appropriate? Or do you need to dial it up? Or down!

Feb 5, 2015 • 12min
Defining Success
“I’ll know it when I see it” is a natural thought when starting a new project. Feeling “It’s just not right” is natural when a situation is nagging. But your followers need you to tell them specifically what success looks like. If you don’t tell them, how will they know?

Jan 6, 2015 • 12min
Mentoring & Mentors
Finding good mentors – and using them wisely – can change your career trajectory. So can being a mentor to others. Here are actions for succeeding in both roles.

Dec 3, 2014 • 16min
The Honorable Executive
Executives create honor in the workplace not by declarations and speeches. Rather, honor is built in the display of small, consistent behaviors every day. This month’s Tip examines two of those behaviors and one over-arching factor.

Nov 6, 2014 • 17min
Managing Performance: Up or Out
Poor performers often linger far too long. Leaders who avoid these performance issues damage their reputations and weaken their teams. Here are five actions to help you manage poor performers up or out.

Oct 2, 2014 • 15min
Thinking Errors
Thinking errors are tough to spot in yourself because they seem true. Usually we've believed them for a long time. Here are ways to free yourself from thinking errors


