By Whit Mitchell
A number of years ago my son tried out for the local high school lacrosse team as a freshman. He had played soccer and hockey and thought lacrosse would be a good fit. He would often come home after practice looking a bit bedraggled and discouraged.Read More
As a CEO, director or manager within your organization, what percent of your time each week, month, quarter, even year do you spend dealing with behavioral issues or communication problems?
How often do you drive home from work in a good mood, feeling content with your day? I’d be willing to bet that a satisfying day at work has more to do with the behaviors of those around you than it does with their skills. And the opposite is true when you’ve had a bad day.Read More
Interpersonal skills are important for a leader because the people that are working for you need to feel connected. In this video, TCL member Whit Mitchell shares his insights on the great things that can happen in your company when you care about and are sincere with your employees.
Stop the Bending of Behavior Through Leadership Transparency
Today’s news is blanketed with stories of athletes, politicians and leaders who have bent the boundaries of behavior.
Take, for example, the issues plaguing the NFL and some of its superstars, including Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.
They’re not being criticized for their skills or competencies — rather, they are being held accountable for their behaviors.
We hire for skill … we fire for behavior.Read More
In this short video, TCL faculty member Whit Mitchel talks about creating a common goal and mission that everyone can agree to.
All Business Experts, April 2015
Have you ever been on a high-performing team? I mean truly high performing, where the synchronicity of all members is so fine-tuned that it feels effortless the harder you push?Read More
By Whit Mitchell, All Business Experts, April 2015
Have you ever been on a high-performing team? I mean truly high performing, where the synchronicity of all members is so fine-tuned that it feels effortless the harder you push?
For those of you who have had the pleasure of watching a 2000-meter crew race, you have seen “symphony in motion.” The bodies moving in perfect harmony, the shell slicing through the water with precision.Read More
Do you remember the movie “Groundhog Day” where Bill Murray kept reliving Groundhog Day? “It’s like deja vu all over again.”
It has now been a month since many of us have made some commitment to creating a change in the new year. How is it going now that you’re 30 days into it? Does it feel like 2014 … deja-vu all over again?Read More
By Tom on Leadership
We can judge education and points of wisdom by their impact on long term success.
If you were to go back to 11 of your clients 25 years later, what would you find? How would they remember you? That’s what one coach did, and the results are both educational and uplifting.
I interviewed Whit Mitchell, long time athletic and executive coach, on the commonalities between those two coaching modes and his lessons from interviewing his Class of 1986 Dartmouth Crew champions later in life. Their life successes are remarkable, and even more so is the extent to which they trace that success to their experiences being coached by Whit. To listen to this interview, join our community.
Executive coaching has shaken off its remedial reputation to become a dominant development medium for top brass. Here’s how learning leaders can maximize…
Download the complete Executive Report on Executive Education: The Rise of Executive CoachingRead More