responsibility Archives - Jeff Nischwitz

The Magic of Questions

October 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

I love questions. I believe in the power of questions. Questions are the path to growth. Questions are the leader’s tool of choice. Questions are the secret sauce. If you think I’m biased towards questions, you’re right! I’ve personally witnessed the power and magic of questions for myself, with my […]

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Leaders Decide

March 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

One of my critical roles as a transformational leadership coach is to identify leadership gaps and then (most important) to help leaders shift their thinking and their behaviors. A key step in this process is to arm leaders with awareness and clarity about the ways that they can communicate and […]

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

February 25, 2016 1 Comment

I love movies. More important, I love the lessons that movies can teach us – if we’re open and ready to hear them. One of my favorite movies and certainly one of my very favorite sports related movies is Remember the Titans (2000), starring Denzel Washington as the African American […]

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Who’s to Blame?©

July 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

None of us want to admit that we blame or make excuses. While we know that blaming, excuse-making and playing the role of the victim are prevalent in our culture, certainly it must be everyone else. The problem is that the math just doesn’t add up – if the majority […]

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Start With the Center of the Circle©

May 27, 2015 Leave a Comment

I love when I learn something new or gain a new perspective on something, and that is precisely what happened this past week thanks to my dear friend, David Akers! David is an innovative entrepreneur, a deep thinker and a good question asker, and he often has a way of […]

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