1: The answer?

Self-coaching. Then, coaching others to coach themselves. Who coach others to coach themselves.  

I learned about self-coaching from my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. He wrote a brilliant book Leading Well from Within.

So far this week, we’ve examined the power of: (1) asking questions and (2) starting with purpose… continue reading

1: It starts with intention, writes Dr. Daniel Friedland in his brilliant book Leading Well from Within.

Not expectation.

What’s the difference?

Expectation is outside in. Intention is inside out.  

2: We understand intention through the lens of purpose. Why is this important? What difference do we make? Who am I here for?

When we ask ourselves these questions (as coaches self-coaching ourselves), we tap into the depth and … continue reading

1: What makes a great coach great?

Being an effective coach is not about becoming indispensable. If our goal is to elevate the leadership capacity across the organization, we do so by learning to coach ourselves. And then coach others to coach themselves.  

I learned about self-coaching from my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. … continue reading

1: So, what exactly is leadership anyway?

Let’s skip all the boring textbook definitions. In one ear, out the other…

Not management. Not being a manager. That’s an important skill. But management is not leadership.

Ready?  

Leadership is about the ability to influence others.

I like this definition of leadership because it’s simple.  

And, true.  

Think about it at a gut level. Whom do we consider a leader in our … continue reading

1: We want things to run smoothly in business and life. But is this our ultimate goal?

This week we are looking at some lessons from Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of the terrific book Leading Well from Within.

2: Danny suggests we can see an organization as either a machine or a living, breathing organism.  

A machine has a function. The goal is to eliminate errors and maximize … continue reading

1: “Never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before,” former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel once said.

This week we are exploring some of the lessons I learned from my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. … continue reading

Good question!

This week I’m exploring some lessons I learned from my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Danny wrote the brilliant book Leading Well from Within.

One of Danny’s big ideas was around the process of self-coaching. He believed leadership is mainly about the capacity to coach others to coach themselves so they … continue reading

I’ve been thinking about my friend, mentor, and coach, Dr. Danny Friedland, who passed away 18 months ago after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Following Danny’s death, there was a moving memorial service for him in his backyard. Here are eight brief reflections.

1: “Live a loving life” was Danny’s invitation to all who knew him. His purpose was to “scale” the giving of love. He encouraged … continue reading

1: How does meaningful change actually happen in our lives?

Dr. Daniel Friedland, author of Leading Well from Within, believes we can learn to coach ourselves so we can rise through powerful cycles of continual learning and growth.

Think back on a time when we experienced a meaningful change.

Often, change begins with an experience. Something happens. Perhaps it’s an event. A significant event. Maybe it’s a comment someone … continue reading

“Remember, the state of a leader is socially contagious within a culture,” Dr. Daniel Friedland writes in Leading Well from Within. 

1: As leaders, our mindset sets the tone for the entire firm. How we respond to a challenge or crisis cascades throughout the organization.  

The good news? We can learn to navigate stress at “an organizational level and cultivate a high-performance culture of creativity and growth, whether it’s … continue reading