Tools & Methods - salomons.coach

24 Sep

Five Steps to Take Immediate Control of a Crisis

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Change & Transformation, Tools & Methods, VUCA & Leadership

Infographic titled STEER showing five circular steps (S, T, E, E, R) for crisis leadership on a dark blue background. Steps: Stabilise, Triage, Establish, Execute & inform, Review & refine.

When the board hands you a crisis with a fixed deadline and an impossible scope, a project plan will not save you. STEER helps program managers take control in 48 hours, separate major from minor issues, give each stakeholder the right cadence, and let real data improve the way of working every day.

22 Sep

Most Leadership Teams Lack Dialogue

Infographic comparing Discussion (left) and Dialogue (right): clash graphic vs connected waves, with goal-focused comparisons and a shared outcomes section.

A leadership team that debates robustly can still keep reopening the same decisions. Drawing on a coaching case with a CEO, this post explains the difference between discussion and dialogue, what it costs a team to only discuss, and the practices that help senior leaders think together before they decide. It also shows how team coaching turns dialogue from a clumsy experiment into the way a team works.

17 Aug

Why Conversations Get Stuck

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, Tools & Methods, VUCA & Leadership

Two professionals in a coaching session discuss a stuck conversation, with a glowing pyramid diagram between them; 'When Conversations Get Stuck' text on dark blue background.

When leadership conversations become repetitive or defensive, the real problem may not be the content. This post explores how relationship and structure shape communication—and how leaders can use the three-layer communication model to create greater clarity, trust and more productive dialogue.

17 Aug

The Leadership Iceberg

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Organizations & Culture, Self & Personal Growth, Tools & Methods

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.

07 Aug

Time Management

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Self & Personal Growth, Tools & Methods

7 proven time management techniques for leaders

07 Aug

The Drama Queen/King On Your Team: A Manager’s Playbook

Course cover for 'The Drama Queen (Or King) On Your Team' by salomons.coach on a dark blue gradient background.

Almost every manager has that one person — every molehill a mountain, every meeting hijacked. Labelling them a "drama queen" puts you in the passenger seat. This is the practical playbook I walk managers through: stop funding the drama, redirect to ownership, and lead with a steady hand.

07 Aug

The Drama Triangle is Quietly Killing Your Team’s Results

Blame that circles the table, a colleague who "can't," a manager who fixes everything and resents it — the Drama Triangle rarely looks like a crisis, but it stalls decisions and drains your best people. Here's how leaders spot it, step into the Winner's Triangle, and take the wheel.

26 Jul

Stress is Personal, Coping is Collective

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Teams & Collaboration, Tools & Methods, VUCA & Leadership, Workshops & Events

Stress is often treated as an individual problem. But in real organizations, teams can either amplify pressure or become a powerful source of resilience. This article explores five common team stressors, the difference between personal and team coping, and how a Team Stress Profile can help teams prevent stress from becoming a private burden.

18 Jul

An Obeya Room Is Not a Wall Full of KPIs

By salomons.coach
In Blog, Teams & Collaboration, Tools & Methods, VUCA & Leadership, Workshops & Events

Team in a strategy workshop around a wall of charts and sticky notes

An effective Obeya room is more than a collection of dashboards and performance indicators. Discover how clear purpose, management routines, ownership and leadership discipline turn visual management into a system for better decisions and sustained improvement.

27 Jun

Your Strengths Are Why You’re Stuck.

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.