by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 14, 2026 | Leadership
There are many skills/capabilities and characteristics that a person needs in order to be an effective manager. To me, any such list should include that a manager: 1. Consider the possibilities. Critical thinking skills are essential to turn things upside down and...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jun 18, 2026 | Leadership
Great companies are built with average and above-average employees, not mediocre ones. Yet it’s astonishing how often managers postpone addressing, let alone firing, poor performers and troublesome employees. In exploring the reasons why CEOs fail in their own...
by Kevin Brimhall | Mar 4, 2026 | Book Summaries, Leadership
Though I’ve been a business coach for nearly 20 years, I remain an enthusiastic student; always striving to improve. Coach-ability caught my eye because its intended audience is the “coachee” (person being coached) as opposed to the coach (person doing the coaching)....
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 13, 2025 | Leadership
Have you ever observed two individuals of equal position, rank, and authority in an organization? One seems to accomplish everything successfully and with ease, while the other seems to always be “under the gun,” having a crisis and a difficult time. You...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 5, 2025 | Leadership
Everyone knows that communication is a critical element of organizational change. Unfortunately, leadership often gets it wrong. I like to keep things simple and, in this case, I view that there are four levels of communication related to change when focusing at the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jun 10, 2025 | Leadership
In the high-powered corporate environment, the most celebrated attributes of leaders often include decisiveness, vision, and control. Recently, though, a quieter, more introspective quality is taking center stage: empathy. This shift towards compassionate leadership...
