The Brazen Leader

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

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

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

Top 10 Client Lessons from 2019

December 18, 2019 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Another year in the books (or the cloud, or wherever we store history these days). In 2019, we worked with executives in healthcare, technology, contact centers, financial services, higher education and more, and we’ve helped them become better … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Planning, Change, Coaching, Goals, Leadership, leadership development, Performance Tagged With: ceo, coach, executive, executive coach, leadership, management

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

The times, they are a’changin’

July 30, 2019 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Change is simple; just close your eyes, hold your breath, and wait. It happens. Effective change management, on the other hand, takes some skill. From my view of the world, 3 things are necessary for senior executives to successfully drive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Change, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Misc Business Topics, Performance Tagged With: change, change leadership, executive coaching, leadership

Performance Appraisals: Pain in the ass, or panacea??

June 25, 2019 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Oh, crap! Another performance review… How many times have we heard--or uttered ourselves--this common lament? I’m guessing “lots” is a fairly accurate response. The better answer, however, is “way too often.” The performance management process … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc Business Topics Tagged With: coaching, conflict, development, employee retention, engagement, executive coaching, high performer, leader development, leadership, management, performance appraisal, performance management, performance review

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