by Ralph Kison | Feb 19, 2025 | Coaching and Personal Success, Leadership, Personal Branding, Uncategorized
While on a recent vacation, I reread Simon Sinek’s book, Start With Why. I found the review very useful and beneficial as it caused me to reflect on my personal and professional “why.” I then considered if they are aligned and how I apply them to...
by Ralph Kison | Feb 13, 2025 | Leadership
Those who know me well—or have worked with me—understand that I am passionate about the role core values play in an organization. Whether your company is for-profit or nonprofit, core values are the foundation that shapes culture, decision-making, and long-term...
by Ralph Kison | Feb 5, 2025 | Leadership, Learning, Uncategorized
Mentoring, teaching, and coaching are invaluable tools in nurturing strong leadership within organizations. Too often, external coaches are sought because existing managers lack the necessary skills. This gap often arises from a lack of structured management training,...
by Ralph Kison | May 21, 2024 | Coaching and Personal Success, Leadership
This blog is inspired by a recent conversation with a client. During a coaching session, we were talking about the challenge she faced when trying to fix a problem in her department by avoiding a workaround or hack. Doing it right might be more difficult and...
by Ralph Kison | May 1, 2024 | Leadership
You may work for a leader who states their goal is to create a positive work environment and build a winning team. In reality they may lack the knowledge, skills, and emotional intelligence of achieving the goal and actually create a toxic work environment. The impact...
by Ralph Kison | Sep 21, 2023 | Coaching and Personal Success, Leadership
The best leaders are the most vulnerable and humble leaders. They may not have started off that way, but what they did learn along the way was that they need to let other people into their world, and they need to be open, transparent, ask for help and admit when...
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