As was said earlier in this series, it can be hard for managers to get candid and honest feedback.  The bigger your title, the less of a chance people will volunteer feedback to you, especially tough feedback. Great leaders set the stage early with the people they work with–their boss, peers and direct reports– so [...]

Not that long ago I was coaching a Vice President that was really struggling with her relationship with the CEO of the company.  On the surface it was hard to see what was at the core of the problem.  The VP was smart, a hard worker, and eager to please the CEO by producing great [...]