Leadership
5 Strategies to Communicate, Connect, and Lead During a Pandemic
By: Robert Hackman Covid-19 has become the primary preoccupation of our minds and hearts (in addition to Racial Injustice). Everything in our life and business is “contaminated” by the threats posed by the virus. Many of us would rather not have to focus on its implications on health, family, relationships, work, businesses, communities, and society.…
Read MoreConnection, Inclusion and Working Remotely
We don’t often talk about the consequences of working remotely from the perspective of the remote employee… but we should. Working remotely is a growing trend that’s not likely to reverse itself anytime soon, and it’s worth preparing yourself and your team for one potential unintended consequence. Our need to belong to a group, or…
Read MoreUsing Art as a Frame for Expanding Leadership Competencies
What happens when managers and leaders look more closely and apply other “right-brained” competencies to drive growth and lead change?  Using the Barnes Collection as a backdrop to see management and leadership in a new and memorable way, the Barnes Foundation has launched the Research, Education, Adaptation, and Development (READ) Praxis. This new professional development…
Read MoreFrom Artist to Executive Coach
From Artist to Executive Coach Ten reasons an arts education makes good business sense As an executive coach with a degree in fine art, I’m often asked “How did you go from artist to executive coach”? It’s a fair question. To clarify, in between I did spend a huge chunk of my career running a…
Read MoreCan The Arts Improve Business Performance?
Did you know that students who study art outperform students who don’t on the SAT? Or, that Nobel Laureates are 22 times more likely to be performing artists? Did you know that 400 CEO’s of major U.S. corporations rank creativity, collaboration and communication among the most critical skills for success in the 21st century? New…
Read MoreRethinking The Way We See
Last Friday, my associate, Mare Rosenbaum and I had the opportunity to participate in Amy Herman’s terrific session on Visual Intelligence with a group of FBI Intelligence Analysts in Washington, DC. Among other things, the program, titled Rethinking How We See, uses the visual arts to train agents how to sharpen our perception and look…
Read MoreMentors and Coaches: Doing and Being
Some of the most important trusted advisers, mentors and coaches in my life have never worked in my industry. They’ve never practiced in the fine arts, or managed a sales organization or published a newspaper. They’ve never run a coaching or consulting group either. Yet, they seem to show up at precisely the right time…
Read MoreThe Art and Science of Leadership
A growing number of organizations are discovering the important link between Leadership and the Artistic experience. Leadership is both a science and an art. Here’s another example.
Read MoreConflict is Natural….and Manageable
Conflicts are normal in collaborative work environments. There are literally dozens of potential triggers that can derail a conversation or a relationship and inevitably, we all fall victim to conflict of one kind or another. Understanding a person’s personality better (what energizes them vs. what causes them stress) helps us avoid these conflict triggers. A…
Read MoreContext and Culture
To understand a leader’s context, it’s helpful to ask some very basic questions. First, what are they listening for? The way we listen is the structure through which we interpret the world. Regardless of who we are, we all listen for certain possibilities, and filter everything we see and hear accordingly. To understand leaders, you…
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