Author Archives: Christine Comaford

How Change Fails: CEOs Focus On Symptoms NOT The System

Want someone to change? Want them to change faster? Then have your company follow the same model used for effective personal change. The result will be faster and more effective change. Change happens in levels. Einstein knew this, per his … Continue reading

Why Your Team Doesn’t Care: The 4 Ways You’re Crushing Your Culture

Are your team members highly accountable? Do they have a “Thank God It’s Monday” attitude? Do they take tons of initiative? If not, you’ve likely got Crushed Culture. It’s a disease. And it’s going to become an epidemic if we … Continue reading

I Stalked Steve Jobs (And How To Get A Meeting With ANY VIP)

Originally posted on Forbes.com I was a young CEO and I needed answers. Steve Jobs had them. There was only one thing to do. So I sent a FedEx letter. Then I sent another. Then I started calling. Then I … Continue reading

Why We Do What We Do

Today let’s have a mini-primer on human behavior. Human beings are fascinating in that we delete, distort, and generalize our world every day. We delete what we don’t want to see, hear, feel, deal with. Perhaps you have an aging … Continue reading

Sustainability Requires Win-Win

Sustainability is about creating win-win agreements with ourselves and others.

Being sustainable is essential to lead, to feel balanced and not burned out, and to help your team feel you are their protector. So why is being sustainable sometimes hard? Because being truly sustainable means we can no longer self-sacrifice or expect our team members to. Sustainability prevents burn-out. Continue reading

Power = Flexibility in Behavior

Being powerful is essential to lead, to feel strong, and to help your team feel you are capable. So why is being powerful sometimes hard? Because being truly powerful requires us to at time step out of ourselves and our world, to let go of our identity in order to help effect change. Being truly powerful requires us to step into the most effective persona to influence the outcome we want. Being truly powerful requires us to put our ego on the shelf. Continue reading

What Is and Isn’t Said = Success or Disaster

Being clear is essential to lead, to feel connected and energized, and to help your team feel you are safe—they know what your expectations are and how to fulfill them. So why is being clear sometimes hard? Because being truly clear means we need to take the time to discover what we need, to articulate it clearly, and to be sure the other party understood our communication. Continue reading

Be Accountable: Say It AND Do It

Next on the Leadership Effectiveness Pyramid is Be Accountable. Level 3: Be Accountable What does accountability mean to you? Are your team members taking on TOO much accountability? How can we be more accountable and inspire our teams to be … Continue reading

Be Present To Truly Lead

I’ve found in my 30+ years growing businesses that every leadership growth opportunity or challenge can be diagnosed by a pyramid of qualities, each building upon the level below it. We call this the Leadership Effectiveness Pyramid. Continue reading

Why We Do What We Do

Human beings are fascinating in that we delete, distort, and generalize our world every day. We delete what we don’t want to see, hear, feel, deal with. Continue reading

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