The Brazen Leader

Musings on Leadership, Business, and Things that Make You Go Hmmmm

We Need Reinforcements — Send in the Leaders!

March 22, 2022 By D. Kevin Berchelmann

In my many years of experience growing, coaching and training leaders, I’ve discovered that it’s seldom talent... or training... or give-a-shit... that makes a leader successful, at all but the senior-most (the senior-most) level. It’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Change, Coaching, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance

Criticism and Feedback: NOT the same thing!

January 19, 2022 By D. Kevin Berchelmann

I had a mid-level manager ask me recently, "Is there a difference between giving feedback or giving criticism as a leader? Seems like the same thing to me." The differences seems subtle, but in reality they're pretty damned big. And from a results … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Misc Business Topics, Performance

Congrats on the promotion, LOSER!

April 27, 2021 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

So, just got that big promotion, eh? Now, you’re “It.” Big Shot. Grand Poobah. Boss Hog. El Jefe. Shiznit. The Big Cheese. Uppity-Muckety-Muck. She who must be obeyed. Kahuna. Sounds great, right? Finally, you’re a CXO, with all the rights, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Coaching, Goals, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: coaching, executive coaching, leader development, leadership, promotion

My Cheese has Wheels!!

March 29, 2021 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/B7LQDfskny0 My Cheese Has Wheels! Sometimes change is just a little too "in your face." We need to help people get past -- and accept -- change. Spencer Johnson's book is a great metaphor. And remember -- there's only two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Change, Coaching, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance

Coaching Slugs… What if they just don’t get it??

February 25, 2021 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

» Light's on, nobody's home. » She just doesn't get it. » How'd he slip through HR? » The 80/20 rule... Or, my personal favorite... » A waste of time. As egalitarian and "fair" as we sometimes hope to be, there's no getting around … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Coaching, Human Resources, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: coaching, empowerment, executive coach, executive coaching, leadership, leadership development, management, performance management, training

The Courageous Leader

October 28, 2019 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Courageous Leadership. I’m not talking about hand-to-hand, gun-to-gun, charge the hill type of courage. No, bravery in battle is not the same thing as courageous leadership. And make no mistake about it—leaders need courage to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Resources, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Misc Business Topics Tagged With: change, change leadership, decision making, executive coaching, leadership, management

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