People who work in the helping professions are familiar with the vicissitudes of incremental change. However, coaches occasionally encounter greater dramas than the small victories of day-to-day coaching exchanges. Most coaches have witnessed special "Aha!" moments, tipping points in clients’...

In this article, we describe transitional leadership development programs as the beginning of a journey, and we propose that for this type of program, an integrated collaborative approach to evaluation is logical and appropriate. We argue that the leadership development evaluation process for...

It is not surprising that roughly 70% of executives believe they are in the top 25% of their profession in terms of performance. Many of them are truly unaware of the way in which their behavior impedes functioning - their own, and others' - in their organization. The result is a serious gap...

We are all products of attachment behavior. Each attachment with our primary caregiver forms the blueprint that determines the way we see ourselves and how we regulate our behavior toward others. Furthermore, the same behavioral system that underlies the dynamics of the infant-caregiver...

This article explores the subject of forgiveness and its importance in the context of leadership. Forgiveness is one of the factors that differentiates exceptional from mediocre or ineffective leadership. When leaders forgive, they dissipate built-up anger, bitterness and the animosity that can...

This article discusses the role of play in human creativity. Play has always played an essential part in the evolution of Homo sapiens. Play helps children to develop mentally, physically and socially. Play, artistic expression, creativity, and evolutionary human development have been closely...

The Leadership Assessment Questionnaire (LAQ) is a 360-degree survey instrument designed to help organizational leaders identify their own style of leadership and formulate appropriate development objectives. It is designed to provide a means for developing an executive team in which multiple...

This article presents ten lessons to help guide partner choice and relationships. A mismatch between ideal and actual partners can be very costly and stressful for both individuals and society. The famous injunction to “know thyself” is highly relevant in this context, as self-knowledge will...

Based on a case example of a deeply unhappy person, this article examines the elusive topic of happiness, paying special attention to the Big Five theory of personality, the interface between health, resilience, and happiness, and the importance of social networks, the workplace, and other...

Scholars and leaders who seek to understand the complexities of leader-follower interactions are not interested in idealistic, trend-driven theories of organizational analysis, transformation and change; instead, they look for realistic approaches. They are curious about the hidden undercurrents...