Improving personal leadership effectiveness

05 Sep

What Am I No Longer Hearing Because of the Power I Hold?

Executive power changes more than decisions. It changes what people are willing to say, what leaders are able to hear, and how easily confidence can turn into certainty. Strong executives do not just welcome dissent; they organise it, protect it and build boundaries around their own authority.

17 Aug

The Leadership Iceberg

What leaders say and do is only the visible tip of the iceberg. This post explores the assumptions, emotions, values and beliefs beneath leadership behavior, and how coaching helps leaders turn deeper awareness into deliberate communication and lasting change.

08 Aug

Power Deafens: Here is How to Avoid it

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Authority buys you access to everything except the truth. The more senior you become, the more information reaches you and the more it is edited on the way. Here is why leaders stop hearing candor, and a practical playbook for building it back.

07 Aug

Time Management

7 proven time management techniques for leaders

14 Jul

The ADHD Leader

Most leaders with ADHD aren't short on ability, they're working with a brain the role was never designed around. A look at the real challenges, the strengths hidden in the same wiring, and the development steps that turn a private struggle into a workable design.

05 Jul

The Authenticity Paradox and the Work of Becoming

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"Just be yourself" is the worst advice a growing leader can follow. Herminia Ibarra's authenticity paradox explains why growth starts with behavior that feels unnatural, and what 35 years in management and 20 years of coaching confirm: discomfort is the entry fee, not a warning sign.

27 Jun

The Authenticity Paradox | Professor Herminia Ibarra

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness, Video

“Be authentic” — that’s what organizations, brands and people keep being told. But too often, following that advice can limit us, especially at work, says Herminia Ibarra, professor of organizational behavior. She proposes an expansive way to think about authenticity,

27 Jun

Your Strengths Are Why You’re Stuck.

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Improving personal leadership effectiveness, Video

Every senior leader has a signature strength: the thing they're known for, rewarded for, promoted for. It's also, more often than anyone admits, the thing holding them in place. On outsight, endings, and why growth at the top is less about adding a strength than loosening your grip on the one you trust most.

26 Jun

Transactional Analysis for Leaders: The Foundations, and How to Use Them

Infographic showing three TA ego states—Parent, Adult, Child—on the left and three leadership actions—Develop, Manage, Stay strategic—on the right, with a central 'A' node labeled Lead from Adult.

A clear, deeper introduction to transactional analysis: where Eric Berne's Parent, Adult, Child model comes from, the psychology of why we shift between stances, how it connects to Kahneman, Rogers, and psychological safety, and how to apply it in everyday leadership.

29 May

Parent, Adult, Child: The Three Modes You Lead From

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Parent Adult Child leadership explains why the mode you default to — Parent, Adult or Child — quietly shapes whether your people grow or stay dependent.