by Carolien Moors | Oct 13, 2019 | Accountability, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership Effectiveneness
We all know about ‘traditional safety’, whether we act on what we know or not; safety glasses, anti-slip footwear, protective gloves, seatbelts, and our family’s favorite: motorcycle helmets. Psychological safety serves the same purpose: protection from harm or the...
by Carolien Moors | Oct 3, 2019 | Collaboration, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Effectiveneness
Depending on what you believe and what you aspire as a leader you may already focus on leadership practices such as observing, asking, listening, coaching, and empowering. Let me add to that list one leadership practice that many of my executive coaching clients and...
by Carolien Moors | Feb 14, 2019 | Communication, Leadership Effectiveneness
For this post I draw extensively from the thought leadership of Edgar H. Schein as described in his 2013 book ‘Humble Inquiry – The gentle art of asking instead of telling’ “Humble inquiry is the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to...
by Carolien Moors | Aug 13, 2018 | Collaboration, Communication, Leadership Effectiveneness
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” This is one of my favorite quotes by French writer, historian, and philosopher Voltaire. This past Thursday and Friday, Stephanie McGovern and I facilitated the two-day course ‘Fundamentals of Organization...
by Carolien Moors | Feb 5, 2018 | Collaboration, Communication, Leadership Effectiveneness
We all have those conversations and collaborations that seem challenging because intentions are misunderstood, parties rush to judgment, styles are clashing, or objectives are misaligned. Other relationships are strong and secure yet you may still experience an...