The Transformational Leader

Leaders, even the masterful ones have a tendency to believe they should be perfect. In line with this, they also convince themselves they have totally eliminated judgment, contempt, and resentment. While operating from a place of perfection is deemed ideal by many, it is not possible. And contrary to popular belief, it's also not ideal. When leaders don't allow themselves to be human, they'd expec...

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam coaches Emmy Druesne live, around managing her energy in her discussions with her partner and avoiding being very ovewhelmed.

Whether they like it or not, most leaders operate over top of what is already there. While seemingly harmless, this can actually get in the way of their leadership. For instance, when there is negativity in the space, rather than getting clear and addressing what's there, some leaders tend to just adopt solutions on top of what is present. When this happens, they'll have a leadership that's dictat...

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam coaches Sanja Vicentijevic live, around her commitment to writing, publishing, and being seen.

For many people, occupying a position of leadership and being a leader are one and the same. If you examine closely however, you will realise they are two different things. For starters, those occupying leadership positions have the tendency to only want their image to be bright and shiny. Effective leaders on the other hand need to have access to all ways of being including foolishness, embarrass...

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam coaches Kacey Cardin live, around working through her signature "stuff" to make progress on her book.

Contrary to popular belief, a truly powerful leader does not have to have all the answers. Masterful leaders should also possess the ability to hold silence. However, holding silence can be very challenging as most people equate it to being unproductive, inefficient, not moving forward. Understandably, that's not always true. So why is the ability to hold silence a key component in a truly powerfu...

On this week's mid-week episode, tune in as Adam coaches Ben Clarke live, around staying with or leaving the executive coaching company he works for.

Leadership is ultimately an act of language. However, underneath all of the speaking, there is a foundational element many leaders tend to overlook: listening. While unfortunate to note, many leaders tend to be poor listeners, listening only with very specific intentions in mind. Also, in most cases, many leaders only listen to hear whatever is needed so they will arrive at a conclusion they have...

Part of the job of any leader is to enroll themselves as well as others in possibility. In fact, it is often considered the first step leaders (and people under them) take when they embark on a transformational journey. However, while seemingly simple, continuously seeing possibilities can be challenging. Why? For starters, most people's ability to hang on to possibility is both fragile and fleeti...

Whether leaders are aware of it or not, wrong can show up all the time in leaderships. Oftentimes, when blindspots are exposed, the tendency of many leaders is to make themselves wrong. That means rather than giving themselves permission to show up however they show up and face the consequences and clean up the mess, they simply opt to admit what they did was wrong and not to do it again. What imp...

Most people, leaders included, listen to people in order to reach a conclusion rather than out of curiosity. This may seem like a harmless thing but it can actually have a significant impact on one's leadership. For starters, leaders who are listening for a conclusion already have an agenda in mind. That being said, it becomes impossible for them to be genuinely curious about why people are showin...

While two totally different things, many people often think leadership and management are one and the same. While it's easy to mistake one for the other, leaders should be able to distinguish which of the two they are currently practicing. Otherwise, they will surely encounter problems along the way. In today's episode, I discussed the distinction between the two, the importance of knowing what yo...

Transformational leadership involves expanding and increasing one's capability to be with whatever is showing up. However, this is often hindered by one's tendency to stop doing something as soon as it is brought to their attention. While not everyone can see it as it actually is, the desire to "stop doing it" is one of the early roadblocks to growth. What impact will this have on your leadership?...

Transformational leadership is about creating a result that exists beyond the realm of the current paradigm. That being said, if you want to achieve something outside of the current paradigm, doing what you are currently doing, better, just won't cut it—it won't create the breakthrough you are looking for. At the very least, all it does is create the results you are hoping to get. However, it will...

Talking about leadership versus developing leadership is synonymous to mastering information versus mastering being. Make no mistake about it, talking about leadership and learning all there is to know about it won't make you a leader. True leadership can only be developed in the actual practice of leadership. However, leaders focusing on mastering information as opposed to mastering being is a co...

In today's show, I'll be discussing some of leadership's best practices. These practices are simple approaches you can use to deepen your leadership and help develop the leadership of those around you at the same time. Make no mistake about it though, many of these practices can seem obvious, simple, and no brainers. However, you'd be surprised how often they've been overlooked. As a result, leade...

While assessment tools give leaders the opportunity to get an insight into how they (and others) are, how they operate, their default tendencies, and what might be getting in their leaderships, it also has major downsides. For starters, they can also provide bottlenecks and clogs when you as a leader is not actively doing your own work. Also, while it can help conveniently categorise people, asses...

Feedback is an integral part of being a leader. While providing and receiving feedback can seem straightforward, there is actually more to it than meets the eye. Why? People have different relationships to feedback. And that relationship they provide and receive feedback. This can be extra challenging if you're a leader since you have to be aware of your relationship with feedback. Otherwise, you...

For the most part, developing transformational leadership will require going against human tendency. If you're a leader, it is crucial that you are able to point out patterns in yourself and in others that prevent you from moving forward. The challenging thing however is there will always be this trap of the specific. In a nutshell, it is your tendency to defend and justify your actions. So what d...

When something is not working, the human tendency is to do the opposite. This tendency is present in even the most powerful of leaders. However, when you as a leader fail to recognise this tendency in yourself, you won't be able to get the help you need so you can see beyond what is in front of you. In addition, you can offer solutions that seem to work but in reality, won't really accomplish the...

You might not be aware of it but what you might believe as the "right answer," is nothing more than a product of your beliefs. When you're a leader working on shifting ground, providing the "right answers" based on what you currently know can become a trap that can keep you stuck. If you examine it closely, being right is actually nothing more than your resistance to things you don't really know....

Every leader has a strong suit, something they're reliable for, the very first thing they reach out for whenever they encounter challenges. While relying primarily on your strong suit can bring about the results you are looking for, it won't create exponential results. Why? For starters, you won't be able to expand your range as a leader. Also, while your strong suit allows you to stay efficient,...

In leadership that truly transforms, things are not always what they seem. For instance, you can have a leader that seems to be on top of everything but is actually hiding. Make no mistake about it, some leaders hide in plain sight. While they get things done, they are actually stuck and playing it safe. In the process, they are not doing their leadership or the people the are leading any favours....

Many leaders may not realise it but they have something in common that they struggle with—being where they are. Unfortunately, it does not help that so much of the current world is designed to move them away from where they are including developmental, leadership, and transformational work. So what happens when leaders have this resistance to be where they are? How will it affect their team and th...