How to Motivate and Inspire

A corporate leader, wanting to grow into the next level of presenting, asks her coach how she should think about her rehearsal time in order to get the most out of it.Don’t rehearse to memorize and recite. Instead, imagine yourself as the ski guide in Tom’s analogy. Own the mount ...  Show more

Two leaders in a long-running feud both want the fighting to stop but cannot find their way to peace. Their coach gives them each homework to quiet the ill intent they ascribe to the other, allowing respect to emerge.It’s hard to stop fighting with a person who feels like sour mi ...  Show more

Some managers give meaningless positive feedback. Others are unreasonably critical. But Kim Scott, cofounder of the executive coaching firm Radical Candor, says good leaders can give honest feedback in the moment—as long as it’s rooted in a strong relationship. 

In this episode of the Talent Development Leader podcast, explore the power and pitfalls of performance feedback with renowned organizational psychologists Dr. Sandra Mashihi and Dr. Ken Nowack. With decades of experience in leadership development, coaching, and behavioral scienc ...  Show more

Therese Huston, a cognitive scientist at Seattle University who specializes in giving and receiving feedback, and Jessica Gomez, an elementary school principal whose job involves observing teachers and giving them feedback on their teaching, break down the art and science of givi ...  Show more