Blogs on Executive Coaching, Inclusion, Equity, Belonging, Employee Engagement, Retention Strategies and more

Humility in a World of “Know it All” Leaders

By Kittie Watson | April 14, 2015

Many leaders who advocate for their own point of view discourage real conversation to inspire creative thinking, problem solving and dialogue. Innolect, a leader in offering the most current listening research, assessment tools, products and training, understands how listening leaders are critical to the sustainability of successful businesses.

How Smart is Your Team?

By Kittie Watson | March 13, 2015

We expect our teams to be agile and effective in solving problems, establishing strategy and making decisions. Leaders can help ensure that their teams are working “smart” by encouraging and facilitating in ways that help team members use their collective intelligence to adapt to changing situations.

Great Leaders: Seeing What Isn’t There

By Kittie Watson | February 12, 2015

Great leaders, like great writers, are visionaries who see beyond the present moment to possibilities and opportunities ahead. The most gifted leaders capture the imaginations of their employees as they paint vivid images of the future. With clarity, leaders show individuals how they can contribute to something greater than themselves.

Leaders: Wise Navigators in 2015

By Kittie Watson | January 16, 2015

Did you and your employees make WISE giving decisions at the end of 2014? Many leaders encouraged their employees to give by volunteering their time, giving goods or making matching monetary donations. In the last quarter, nonprofits generally receive the majority of their donations.

Leaders, Making a List: Checking It Twice…

By Kittie Watson | January 5, 2015

Considering that much of what leaders accomplish each day is done through others, communication effectiveness is crucial. Effective communication is the gift that keeps on giving.

Dancing with the Stars: The Listening Two-Step

By Kittie Watson | October 12, 2014

On ABC’s popular show Dancing With the Stars, there are countless stories of listening failures on the dance floor, resulting in missed steps, injuries and elimination from competition. Many people haven’t been trained to listen critically, and instead, get distracted and focus on the person who speaks the loudest or most often.