Al Gonzalez
What is Appreciative Inquiry?
So what is Appreciative Inquiry anyway?
Have you ever heard the following phrase?
‘People join organizations, but leave managers.’
Would you say you are the type of manager people leave or the type of leader that people stay for and want to work with?
Are you trying to solve the problem with your staff or are you including them in creating a better reality?
Do your employees trust you? How do you know?
3 Reasons Exercise is Good for Leadership Skills
Did you know that regular exercise correlates with higher leadership skills ratings in senior-level executives? Yep. According to the Journal of Managerial Psychology, executives that exercise regularly were rated significantly higher as leaders than executives who...
Exercising Leadership Skills: 5 Tips for Working Out Your Brain
There is no question, being a leader demands a lot from the brain. The better your ability to think clearly, analyze options, and remember details, the better you will be able to lead. This ability applies whether you are leading an established team, your family, or...
Leadership Development – Skills Beyond the Status Quo
I am always amazed by the large number of skeptics and cynics when it comes to leadership development. During too many of my sessions, I spend valuable time dealing with this issue and it does not make sense to me. Let me share an analogy that I use during sessions to...
