Two Questions for a Midlife Career Change
Imagine your current career as a rocket ship barreling through space. Many of us, both metaphorically and in reality, are…
Sheril Mathews
I am an executive/leadership coach. Before LS, I worked for 20 years in corporate America in various technical & leadership roles. Have feedback? You can reach me at sheril@leadingsapiens.com.
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On the Differences between Leaders and Managers
In modern knowledge work, leadership and management are more alike than different. The dichotomy between the two are more exaggerated…
Challenges of Experts Transitioning into Leadership
A common theme in coaching engagements is that of high-performers grappling with the dynamics of their new roles. Transitions can…
Communicating Effectively using Closure Conversations
Learning and implementing a typology of conversations can dramatically improve leadership communication and effectiveness. One such specific type of conversation…
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Effective Leadership as Effective Conversations
It's a cliche to mention effective communication as critical to leadership effectiveness. But we usually don't…
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Setting High Standards in Leadership
Setting high standards is a well-understood, well-worn leadership strategy. Aiming for ambitious targets is also one area of goal-setting research…
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Self Development in Leadership
Who's responsible for your development as leaders and managers? Why should we care anyway?
Development of managerial skill…
Pulled by the Future vs Pushed by the Past
The framework of a “future pulling us towards it” vs a “past pushing us” can be helpful in breaking out…
What Makes Leaders Effective - Practices, not Charisma
What is leadership effectiveness? It’s easy to think about effective leadership in terms of charisma or innate traits. But…
Good Careers Gone Bad - Subtle but Lethal Mistakes in Mid Career
Success often carries with it the seeds of failure. Mid career is an especially dangerous time when past successes lay…
Learning to Learn - Why Professionals Struggle with this Meta Skill
Elsewhere, I have argued the importance of self-development and on-going learning of managers and leaders. A major impediment to this…
Leadership Requires Understanding Time Differently
Our habitual ways of looking at time in linear and spatial terms can unknowingly limit us when it comes to…