Leadership, Coaching and Teamwork Consulting/Training
Includes 13 days, 23 meals, transportation, and tour guides Start in Cairo (you are responsible for flights to Cairo) and leave from Amman, Jordan (you are responsible for your flight back to your home city) Includes introduction to legends and ideas from an Egyptologist as well as dinner round table discussions on links to leadership… Read more »
My mother informed me this week that she was no longer teaching a class at her church that she has taught for 50 years. 50 years! She was not giving up but moving on to new things. She was excited. Her replacement, the 35-year father of two, was excited and the class was excited. Most… Read more »
Many people believe character, competence and connection are things on a “to do” list and immediately say “I don’t have time to hear from everyone on the team”, “I don’t have time to read everything that comes across my computer screen” or “dig into every issue”. Read more »
5 Radical Ideas for Your Team Read more »
Great leaders practice self-awareness and self-reflection! This week pause for 15 minutes and think about these questions (from Michael Watson author of “The First 90 Days”). Write down your answers (goals written often look different than those that are only verbal). Challenges and Opportunities: • In what areas is your business (or team or department)… Read more »
A Hayes Group International Perspective on your Personal Growth and Development The most effective organizations are planning now for tomorrow’s leaders – specifically by interviewing for future leader skill sets and coaching/training those who are in the leadership pipeline on the key leadership competencies. Our coaching with leadership from multiple organizations in 2016 showed a great… Read more »
“An honest confession is good for the soul, but bad for the reputation.” – Thomas Dewar “As a leader, be careful who you ‘vent’ to…” Like many of us, early in my career I learned a very important lesson. Recently out of graduate school and 24 years old, my first job was with Andersen Consulting… Read more »
Here is what we found humility to really be (and NOT be) when writing our Start with Humility: Lessons from America’s Quiet CEO’s on How to Build Trust and Inspire Followers. Great leaders lead with humility. In Start with Humility we discuss six “humble” competencies. All pictured below. How are you doing with each of… Read more »
Thank you so much to everyone who was able to attend our 40th Anniversary Celebration! It was a very special evening for The Hayes Group and we hope each of you enjoyed it. The evening included food, fellowship, dancing and a special presentation of The Hayes Group over the last four decades by Merwyn Hayes,… Read more »
I must admit – I’m not a fan of any of this year’s presidential candidates! As someone who has devoted most of my career to studying and observing leaders, I see deficits across the board. However, I am convinced that many leaders (including our presidential ones) miss a key attribute that differentiates good leaders from… Read more »
