Author: Chip Conley -- I recently read an Outside magazine article dedicated to the question, “What age is someone most likely to achieve their peak performance?” This got me wondering about the prime age for leadership. Last week, someone asked me at what time in my life I made my...
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Author: Chip Conley -- I just spent the past week in Mexico with my two young sons who, on occasion, want to tap into my wisdom. While there, I received an email from a new friend, a generation younger than me, who asked this 57-year-old to give him the kind of advice I wish I’d heard as a 42-year-old. Knowing my advice might be valuable gave me a renewed sense...
Author: Diane DiResta -- It’s showtime! The turnout is good. The topic is interesting. The dynamic seminar leader is prepared and rehearsed. So what could go wrong? How could a seminar start to unravel? It’s not enough to be a confident speaker and subject matter expert. It’s what happens behind...
Authors: Ben Dattner and Elizabeth Wood -- In the traditional view of executive coaching, an executive, with her boss’s participation, takes personality assessments, receives 360-degree feedback, and creates and implements a development plan designed to address performance gaps, optimize her contribution, and prepare her for new responsibilities. This approach is based on...
Author: Jordan Birnbaum -- Welcome to the third installment of "Which Way Is Up? Ask Compass," in which we examine the leadership and collaboration behaviors that are measured and coached by the product. Before diving in, this week we're going to consider the accuracy of feedback provided by assessments in...
Author: Jordan Birnbaum -- Welcome to the second installment of "Which Way Is Up? Ask Compass," in which we examine the behaviors that are measured and coached by the product. Before we begin, let's consider an open secret about assessments and surveys of all types. When we hear about a...
Author: Jordan Birnbaum -- Compass is a development tool that was created by ADP in 2015. In constructing the product, the Compass team has identified more than 75 distinct leadership and collaboration behaviors to measure and coach. This blog is devoted to those behaviors. With each story, we'll identify one...
Author: Laura Mazzullo -- Ever feel like you’re being watched at work?! Get the sense that everyone around you at work is observing your behavior? Do you feel that your peers, employees and leaders are aware of how you behave, what you say, and how you present yourself? Well, if...
Author: Dennis E. Gilbert -- It is often easy to point the finger at a bad attitude. We can be accusatory without self-examination. And yes, we make choices about attitude. Most employers will tell you that they hire for attitude. Certainly, there are often minimum skill requirements and sometimes certifications...
Author: Bruce Weinstein -- Your company might make the coolest products and provide the most valuable services in the world, but if you hire the following four kinds of leaders, you’ll eventually be immersed in a scandal--and you may not be able to regain your reputation. In spite of what...