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3 Easy Steps To Overcoming Procrastination
Procrastination is a way of handling stress. Have you ever thought of it like that? Much like any other habit, it has a trigger, an action and a…
Why “No” is the Key to Successful Time Management
Time Management is critical when it comes to effectively achieving our goals. It becomes an even more powerful tool when it comes to leadership. When…
How The Best Leaders Inspire Trust: 3 Virtues and How To Use Them
Trust is a key attribute that we rely on every single day, whether we recognize it or not. It’s the confidence that we place in others that guide…
What’s Your Conflict Style?
Life is full of daily interactions that can lead to conflict; whether it’s at home, in the workplace, or, a personal favorite for some, in the…
A+ Leadership Style and How To Get It
As an authority figure, strong leadership skills are your key to success and understanding various leadership styles and their outcomes give us the…
The #1 leadership strategy that will completely transform your organization
An Eye-Opening Study A landmark case study of the Cleveland Clinic (CC) illustrates it perfectly. This institution, well known for…
If you had no leadership title, would your team still follow you?
Here's a telltale sign of your ability to influence, and one of my favorite questions to ask my coaching clients. Ask yourself this question: Which…
Dysfunction in the Diverse Workplace
Dysfunction in the Diverse Workplace Tips for Boomers and Millennials to increase effectiveness and utilize the other’s…
3 Ultra-Effective Communication Techniques For Managers
Lessons From a Nuclear Submarine “One-third trim, niner ze-ro feet, two degree up bubble,” ordered the commanding officer to his diving…
3 Easy Steps To Navigate Hazardous Conversations
There are typically 3 types of hazardous conversations: Ones that go badly, ones that go well, and ones that go avoided! Think of a conversation…
So What’s Stopping You? Social Awareness: The Secret of Your Success
If you’re looking to increase your influence, win over clients and build more meaningful relationships in your business, then keep…
Course Corrections Are Key to Reaching Your Goals
The Vector Model of Leadership A vector has two components: direction and magnitude. A direction is the straight line from here to there.…
Adorable Squashes Certainty!
Can you name this carnivorous mammal? Sometimes we feel certain about our knowledge of things . . . until something new squashes our…
The Secret of Your Success is Social Awareness
Business studies conducted around the globe have demonstrated the impact of social awareness of leaders and employees on the overall success of an…
Rare Gem in Health Care
Rarity confers value. Take natural pearls, for example. Only about one in 10,000 natural oysters will have a pearl in it, and far fewer than that…
Drive Success in 2016 Using the Exec Check Seven
What’s it going to take for you and me to be more successful this year? I loved my first business, but I was struggling. I was doing something…
What is Conflict?
Conflict is an inevitable result of social interaction in our everyday lives. It occurs because we engage in situations and circumstances with…
HOW DOES YOUR COMPANY STACK UP ACROSS THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF TRUST
If you can ensure that the five primary dimensions of trust are present throughout your organization, you will be in a great position to navigate…
Celebrating Diversity in the Workplace
Managing diversity in the workplace requires understanding and relating with coworkers who are different than you. The success of an organization is…
High Performance Roles Part 2: The Five Leadership Roles
Leadership is the most important factor in achieving and sustaining organizational success. In order to understand how a Leader might view the…
High Perfomance Roles Part 1: Are You Leading from the Balcony
It’s becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to survive in today’s market. According to Business Week, the life span of average…
Creating High Performance Teams
The concept of a team is not unfamiliar to us. From athletics, to school assignments, to volunteer activities, we are trained to become members,…
Can putting employees in touch with their emotions actually make them more productive?
Why should your business be interested in an esoteric subject such as Emotional Intelligence? Why should your firm invest training dollars in a…
Trust is a Multi-Lane Highway!
The predictability and reliability of executive management in the eyes of the employees will, in large, determine the loyalty of the workforce in…
Does Your Left Brain Know What Your Right Brain is Up To?
So what happens when a job requires transitioning from left-brain to right-brain job functions? For example, a physician who is an excellent…
The War Between Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence
The War Between Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence By Doug Lundrigan, MBA What is this mindfulness stuff that everyone seems to be talking…
PROCRASTINATION—THE ROOT OF INEFFECTIVENESS
Procrastination takes the form of ‘time wasters,’ or actions that lead to decreased productivity. Time wasters come in all shapes and sizes. They…
Engagement vs Entanglement: Part 2
Leaders must be intentional in creating and developing a culture that encourages an entangled philosophy. Employees must be empowered to act on…
Engagement vs Entanglement: Part 1
What in the World is Entanglement? These were the first questions that popped into my head when I first began to study the concept of workforce…
The Lighthouse Coaching Model – Customized for You!
Lighthouse Leadership is committed to providing each and every client with the highest level of service. Our core values help us achieve this…
UPCOMING WEBINAR WITH JACKIE B. PETERSON
Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. So many of us are desperate to follow our dreams and live the lives we imagine, but when it comes…
FIVE LEADERSHIP ROLES YOU NEED TO PERFECT
All leadership behaviors can be grouped into five major roles. Technician: a doer, grounded in the present, who works on one technical project at a…
THE POWER OF ‘NO’
NO –The Most Powerful Word in Time Management. It’s vital to effectively managing time. It may not be easy to say no, but the truth is, the…
Are You a Trustworthy Manager?
Would it surprise you to learn that many dog owners trust their canine companions more than they trust their bosses? Research shows that only 36% of…
Envision Success: 3 Tips for Achieving a High Performance Workplace
Envision Success: 3 Tips for Achieving a High Performance Workplace A few years ago I ran my first half-marathon. Crossing the finish line amidst…
Your Leadership Pool: Sink or Swim?
Is your company’s leadership pool, a puddle or a lake? To have a deep lake, when is the best time to invest in talent development and…
Does Your Left Brain Know What Your Right Brain is Up To?
Are you naturally brilliant at certain work related tasks and perhaps feel like a bumbling fool at others? Chances are if you’re like the rest of…
Self-Management Predicts High Performance
You know him, the one with abundant talent and potential, but who always seems to fall short. You also know the person who overcomes every obstacle…
Why Leadership Coaching?
Why should I consider having a leadership coach? There are no superstars who got to be that way without a coach. The best of the best can’t see…
Micro-Aggressions in the Workplace: Roots and Fruits
“Wow, you’re quite articulate (for a black person.)” “Hey, you’re really good at math (for a woman.)” “I’m surprised, you…
Emotional Pain at Work
Emotional Pain at Work What is it about being human that seems to compel us to both give and receive agony of the heart? Is it beyond our…
E-Comp: Influence Predicts High Performance Leadership
Emotional Competence: Influence Predicts High Performance Leadership Do you know someone who has much authority but little influence? I…
E-Comp: Self-Awareness Predicts High Performance Leadership
Emotional Competence: Self-Awareness. You know him. We all do - that leader whose blind ambition and narcissism requires him to win and be right…
Evolution of Workplace Culture: A Baby-Boomer’s Guide
Radio interview of Lighthouse Director Doug Lundrigan by Jackie B. Peterson, author of Better Smarter Richer, on Solo Pro Radio. Part 1 January…
3 Tips for achieving a High Performance Workplace
A few years ago I ran my first half-marathon. Crossing the finish line amidst the cheers from my family, who ran the last quarter mile with me, was…
Catch the Entrepreneurial Bug with Doug and Jackie
Doug and Jackie discuss various symptoms of business disease, diagnostic tools, how to get employees to bring their hearts and souls to the…
Cultivating Trust in the Workplace
Would it surprise you to learn that many dog owners trust their canine companions more than they trust their bosses? Research shows that only 36% of…
Approaching Zero Error Communication
"One-third trim, niner ze-ro feet, two degree up bubble," ordered the commanding officer to his diving officer." "Aye sir, one-third trim, niner…
Team ‘s Three Legs
We had a blast! We won awards! We were recognized by our peers and the C-suite for our excellence! Work was exhilarating and fun! Our competitive…
Missing Link: Productivity to Emotional Intelligence
Why should your firm invest training dollars in a program designed to increase emotional competencies for your staff? Psychologists understand…
