Leadership and Coaching with Ken Lear

 Everyone has to start somewhere! Enjoy this YouTube video where we talk about the early days of being in the industry and the lessons we've learned over the years. 

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500395_162-57351815/what-the-nfl-can-teach-business/ (MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY The NFL is the most successful sports league in America, with no comparable organization coming close to its economic power. But its success hasn't come about through a rigid adherence to the status quo. Rather, it has weathered a volatile and competitive market through a number of adroit and subtle changes. That ability to adjust to market conditions, without losing identity, loyalty or purpose, is what all leaders strive for. So what might business learn from the NFL's success? This is one of the themes of Roger Martin's excellent book, Fixing the Game. One of the few business school leaders to confront the disgrace of business leadership through the economic crisis, Martin is also a big football fan, and draws provocative lessons from his enthusiasm for the sport: 1. Business, says Martin, serves two markets: the real market (customers) and the expectations market (W...

Yesterday was incredibly informative. The course is taught by the co-author of Tribal Leadership, David Logan. Here is some background about David Logan. "Dave Logan , is a Lecturer in the Marshall School of Business, a best-selling author, and a management consultant. He currently teaches management and leadership in the USC Executive MBA - an area rated #1 on the latest Wall Street Journal ranking of EMBA programs. From 2001-2004, he served as Associate Dean of Executive Education. As senior partner at CultureSync, a management consulting firm, Dave works with governments, non-profit organizations, and Fortune 500 companies, including Qualcomm, Intel, Charles Schwab American Express, and Prudential. Dave is co-author of four books including Tribal Leadership and The Three Laws of Performance. His books have been on the best-sellers lists of USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Business Week. He’s been interviewed by CNN, CBS, NBC, and NPR, and newspapers and magazines thr...

Part 2 Of Lessons Learned From Mark Shead We previously discussed the five traits of leadership presented by “The Leadership Challenge” as honesty, forward looking, competent, inspiring and intelligent. We focused last time on the trait of proactive honesty. This time I would like to dig deeper into the trait of forward looking in relation to your ability to lead others. Forward-Looking as a Leadership Trait Mark references this trait as one that defines leadership. After all, he says, the whole point of leadership is to guide the way from one point, the point you are at now, to another, your goal. Much like the opinion of honesty, as a leader it is not enough to know where you are going and how you will get there. If you want to lead anyone except yourself, people need to be able to see the path you are leading them on. The only way for them to see this is if you are actively communicating your plan with them. Once again, much like previously stated, it isn’t good enough to come up wi...

I have been a coach of leaders for almost ten years and with each day that passes, I continue to learn new things. I am excited to have been invited to attend an executive management course at USC this week. I expect to learn a lot and will pass on what I gain from the course. Thank you to Gary for your coaching and for inviting me to attend this course.

As a coach of leadership and management, I am constantly reading articles on the subject. I enjoy seeing other people’s perspective on great leadership. Not only does it help me with my own personal development, it also gives more range to my ability to manage those I am coaching. I have recently read an article written by Mark Shead and enjoyed the perspective he presented on the traits of leadership. Shead referenced The Leadership Challenge, written by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Posner and Kouzes are responsible for compiling over 30 years of original research and data from over 3 million leaders. In the book, these best-selling authors established a leadership development program that compiles the five leadership traits/qualities to which Shead references. 1. Honest 2. Forward – Looking 3. Competent 4. Inspiring 5. Intelligent In the book, the authors emphasize that your skill at demonstrating these five leadership qualities strongly relates to the desire people will h...