by Rom LaPointe | Sep 15, 2021 | Leadership, Talent
A growing company is a great place to learn leadership skills. Perhaps an emerging leader has a great mentor – or perhaps a small company has some natural shadowing of jobs or new responsibilities that come with change and growth. How ever it happens, those in...
by Rom LaPointe | Jul 28, 2021 | Coaching, Delegation, Leadership, Meetings
Meetings are the medium through which managerial work is performed (decision making, knowledge sharing, training, motivation). This is a key to culture and results. We want to have the right number of meetings to get the desired outcomes, no more – no less. A...
by Rom LaPointe | Jun 7, 2021 | Delegation, Leadership
In June 2022, EO North Asia held its first Regional Leadership Academy in Kyoto, Japan.One of the many event highlights was an early morning hike on Mount Hiei, Japan’s origin of Buddhism. Participants walked the same paths that running buddhas hike during their...
by Rom LaPointe | May 6, 2021 | Delegation, Leadership
I’m too busy. I’ll do it myself. I love doing it… why hand off the task? My team is already swamped, why give them another job? As a leadership advisor, I’ve heard it all – from managers at Fortune 500 companies to energized entrepreneurs. What amazes me about most...
by Rom LaPointe | Apr 7, 2021 | Alignment, Entrepreneurship, Facilitation, Leadership
First, a Few Questions As the leader of a team, have you ever delayed letting a team member go? Have you finally made the decision and had the tough conversation that it was time to separate? Was the person surprised? Second, an Experience Share As a member of the...