by Lisa Kohn | Sep 6, 2012 | Team Development
Delegating. It can seem like a bad word. Every leader and manager knows they should delegate, but so few of us feel comfortable, or knowledgeable, delegating. We have too much to do, but don’t want to let any of it go – because we’re rightly afraid it will take longer...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 28, 2012 | Change
One of the greatest challenges my clients face is the balance between planning and doing. For some clients there never seems to be enough time to plan. They are hit constantly with urgent tasks and requests, and the ability to think through issues before taking action...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Mar 28, 2011 | Thoughtful Leadership
“Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but paddling like the dickens underneath.” ~Michael Caine When things get frantic, do you get frantic? Can those who work with you and live with you notice your frenetic energy? And do they then get frantic themselves?...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 18, 2011 | Awareness
The other day I was at a Women’s Leadership event, and I was struck by the power and charisma of one of the speakers. She was relatively young – in her thirties, African-American, and poised to step into leadership of the privately-owned firm founded by her father –...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 4, 2011 | Management Skills
I was really, really tired. It was mid-day and I could feel the pressure mounting of everything that had to get done and all there was to cross off my to-do list…but I was really, really tired. I swear it felt as if my head was pulsing and my eyes just wanted to...
