Helping Leaders Stand in The Gap of Uncertainty
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham Leaders often have to stand in the gap of uncertainty to help others cross over. When unsure, executives are tempted to hide behind fancy titles (senior vice president of this, executive vice...
Calling All Leaders!
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham Apathy Is On the Rise! Employee Engagement at All-time Low! Today’s Workers Lack Innovation! Headlines like these cause concern for those in leadership who are accountable to...
14 Reminders for Today
by Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham Today's the day. We all have 86,000 seconds each day. How will you invest YOURS? Commit to being better than you were yesterday. Do more than what is necessary. Redefine what is possible. Move the curve far...
The Leadership Lessons from Stalinist Art
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham Occasionally I turn to NPR as a break from the sound of my own brain being sucked out of my ears by continuous mind-numbing advertisement and bubblegum- laced popular music. In 2013, I happened...
Messing Up the Curve
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham Do you remember that kid in grade school who raised their hand to answer every question; who would remind the teacher to assign homework; who challenged every A- or B assignment grade they received?...
Playing to Win; or Playing Not to Lose?
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham On the surface this may seem like mere semantics; a play on words. You know TO-MAY-TOE vs. TO-MOT-TOE. For me, the difference is much more significant. When I was a junior, I earned our high school’s...
It’s Only a Broken Yolk
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham While working in Atlanta in years ago, I stayed at a Hilton Garden Inn. The free cook to order breakfast is hard to resist. While in line, I searched for the list of ingredients to request for my...
Does Your Leadership Matter?
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham For those in leadership, have you ever wondered to yourself, “Does it really matter?” I am sure you work really hard at your job. We all work really hard at our jobs. Most of us, with any fortune,...
It’s Not You – It’s Your “Why”!
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham In 2010 a friend shared a video that changed my view of the role of leaders. In his landmark Ted Talk, Simon Sinek explained that great leaders inspire action by communicating their “why”. Like...
Leaders Inspire MORE!
by Certified Executive Coach and Leadership Strategist Galen Bingham This is the role of a leader. It’s actually the only role of a leader. We don’t need titles or designated compensation packages. Organizational charts will not help or hinder us in living up to this...