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At Catholic Healthcare Partners, a Leadership Coaching Program Has Led to More Productive Meetings
Written by Michael O'Brien, EdD, & Jon Abeles, EdD
Dr. O'Brien is president and founder of the O'Brien Group, Cincinnati, an executive coaching and leadership development firm. Dr. Abeles is senior vice president, human resources and organization effectiveness, Catholic Healthcare Partners, Cincinnati.
We all intend to be good leaders: to manage ourselves and lead our teams with clarity, purpose, and integrity; to trust and rely on our team members to do what they say they will do; to be completely honest with one another. But in moments of stress or conflict, when leadership is needed the most, it is especially difficult to provide. On such occasions, we tend to become fearful and allow emotions to take over. Then we experience "breakdowns" that can get in the way of accomplishing our goals and objectives. Change occurs more slowly than we want; important work takes too long to accomplish.
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