A colleague of mine, I’ll call him Aaron, is a professional dancer who has worked in a international professional dance company for five years. He and I got to talking about his work and the leadership tangles that have presented themselves. As we spoke, I realized that therewere some lessons to be learned for all leaders. Here is the first excerpt of an interview I conducted over a period of several weeks.
Leadership Skills:One on one coaching tips from a professional dancer
By Marcia Ruben, PhD, PCC on Thu, Jan 16, 2014
Topics:
leadership
communication
decision making
listening
assessment
performance feedback
team effectiveness
language
collaboration
empathy
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Warning Signs that you have a Jangle TangleTM
By Marcia Ruben, PhD, PCC on Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Thank goodness for
TiVo. My husband and I love it to catch up our favorite television shows. One,
Brothers and Sisters is an
ABC drama about an exceptionally close, yet dysfunctional family. Sally Fields plays Norah Walker, the matriarch. Norah has five adult children, each with their own lives and own dramas. As I watched the October 11 episode of season 4,
Almost Normal, I jolted out of my comfortable chair and furiously took notes. Here is a scene that relates to my “Leadership Tangles Blog,” I thought! Better yet, it’s a Jangle Tangle
TM.