Empowering Leadership and Music Articles
Each article uses our empower framework that we also use for our leadership coaching services.
What do you observe in Delegation?
My love of jazz was cultivated over years, noticing that I studied better with songs that didn't have lyrics. Not that I don't appreciate great lyrics, but it frees my mind to...
Your partners in Delegation…
In the process of looking for a new Senior VP of our business, I was on the interview team. While I would not be reporting to this person, he would be leading the business teams...
Managing Delegation….
"Delegation is a math problem. If you can figure out how to have 5 others do the work you could do even 50 % as well as you, you will be 250% more effective." That was the way...
How do you engage Delegation?
As things are stabilizing this fall, more and more people are offering on-line workshops. The ability to teach to an audience that can be global, without having to rent a room,...
Navigate and renew your Positive Intelligence…
Like Activate, Navigate moves you forward...I finished a different class last week with over 60 coaches from all across the globe. It has been confusing for my wife as I have...
Activate and execute Positive Intelligence!
Activate helps you execute..So long as we are taking a brief tour of my Father's gifts to me, there was this jem - "Engage Brain before putting Mouth in Gear". And with as many...
wonder about Innovating Positive Intelligence
Innovate is a wonder to behold...One of the great gifts my Father gave me was an ability to turn things around. He had a famous saying that rings in my ears daily: "If you can't...
Explore while observing Positive Intelligence
observing you will find Sage Explore..."Slow Down." "What are you not seeing here?" These were not easy, natural shifts for me. Rushing to the "right" answer, jumping forward...
partner with Sage Empathize for Positive Intelligence
The partners you need are 5 Sage voices... That is probably the longest I have written about "negative" things in a long time. The way the Positive Intelligence material is...
The Controller Positively mis-manages Intelligence
The Controller gives the illusion of managingStratocasters are amazing instruments, particularly in the hands of a true master like Eric. After the gifts he purchased, he had a...
Does Positive Intelligence engage your Victim?
When The Victim engages... When I put the "setlist" together for these two weeks, can you believe I didn't have Layla anywhere? It is such a classic Clapton song that I wasn't...
Restless renewal of Positive Intelligence…
Both Restless and renew start with "r"...As often happens, today's post was penciled in first. This is my last remaining personal Saboteur and the one that I think guides all of...
Avoiding executing with Positive Intelligence?
The Avoider can execute on auto-pilot... Being caught between Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, Eric more and more just wanted to be a small-time blues guitar player. Hard to pull...
wondering if Positive Intelligence is Rational?
Rational, particularly Hyper, makes you wonder... All rock music is Blues - at high volume. Full Stop. If you are Hyper Rational, that is what you would say. It all started...
Sticking with Vigilant observation of Positive Intelligence?
Sticking to what I am observing is... I can't tell you how many people have tried to get me to focus. When it happens, it can be amazing - like putting all 21 spelling words...
Is Pleasing your partner in Positive Intelligence?
The Pleaser is a partner that... I am told often that I have a very pleasant demeanor. Normally as I am listening to others talk, I will smile, nod to encourage the person to...
managing Hyper-Achiever with Positive Intelligence…
Like Eric's use of an overdrive pedal ... When constructing the stories each week, I try to keep the music in order, making it easier to understand. The additional constraint...
engaging Positive Intelligence… Here Come the Judge!!
engaging Positive Intelligence...Like everyone, I have had a bit more time at home lately, and have been putting that into learning. I am just starting a new program called...
How do you Engage to Leave?
Listen on iTunes I was going to take the week off from writing (again) when of course a great song comes on. One thing I love these days is how much time I have in the car...