In today’s episode, we're diving into the powerful role of emotional intelligence, or EQ, in overcoming three significant challenges that corporate leaders frequently encounter within their teams:Silos hindering collaboration,<...

In a rapidly evolving corporate landscape, understanding what holds teams back is crucial for effective leadership.Recently, we posed the question: "As a corporate leader, which of the following challenges do you find most significant wi...

If you want to improve your EQ skills, make it a priority for 2025.You can seek help from a coach, mentor, co-worker, family member, or friend. You can make it a habit to observe how people you interact with manage their emot...

In this episode I share tips on how focusing on your strengths, and on those of your team members, can maximize the collective business results. Learn about the “Five Truths of a Strong Team” model from Gallup, and how it is not just i...

Do you want to know how the CliftonStrengths model from Gallup can help you uncover your natural talents and turn them into strengths?This podcast will give you an introduction to this model.Check it out.

Today I want to share three coaching tips that can help you grow your leadership capabilities:1.   Focus on your strengths.2.   Develop your emotional intelligence.3.   Hone your teamwork skills.Maste...

One area I continue to see in corporate leadership teams that needs improvement is the low levels of cross-functional collaboration, which hinders their operational efficiency and strategic alignment. Simply put, each team tends to run like a s...

What can a people manager like you do to reap the benefits of one-of-one meetings with your employees?The short answer is to focus on “what’s in it” for your employees. How do you do that? Listen to this episode for three tips to s...

If you want to minimize politics and confusion, improve your organization’s productivity and the morale of your employees, and lower attrition of good people, consider applying the 4-step model of Organizational Health:1.   Align th...

How would you rate your capabilities to generate business results in 2023 through these three key audiences?1. Through your direct reports: Unlike individual contributors, who mostly deliver results by themselves, as a people manager, yo...

Today I want to share my reactions to the top three messages I took from the excellent book No Rules Rules, written by Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings with Erin Meyer. The book is full of provocative practices that have influenced Netflix’...

In this episode you will listen to the top three leaderships lessons I took from the book The Wisdom of the Bullfrog, recently written by retired U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven. 1.    The first one was Admiral’s McRave...

Today I will provide four tips to help you engage in more productive conflict at work. Where would you rate your typical team meetings on what best-selling author Patrick Lencioni calls “The Conflict Continuum”?Would you say...

If you want to become a better influencer, listen to this interview with Bob Burg, the co-author of The-Giver series of books.Bob will share the Five Secrets of Genuine Influence, which were presented in his latest book "The Go-Giver Influe...

Today I share three concrete actions you can start working on in 2023 to help you become a better leader by listening more and speaking less. 

Today, I will provide tips that can help you become a better leader by influencing others. This time I will build on the content from The Go-Giver In...

Today, I want to talk about three responsibilities that a leader should master. I will base them on the excellent book I recently read on this topic, CEO Excellence, written by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller and Vikram Malhotra, all senio...

Today I will provide three tips on how to develop teamwork capabilities in your organization in 2022.I will also announce a new program that will help grow your employees’ capabilities, and your own, across different skill sets to become mo...

Today I will answer the following question: Should you expect the right Aptitude, the right Attitude, or both, from your employees? Download Meta-Analysis 2022

Today I will share three trends that will test your leadership, teamwork and culture skills. They are a subset of the key trends for 2022 and beyond recently gathered by my consulting partners from Grupo Azimuth and I, from more than 30 article...

In today’s podcast I pose the question: What should your role be during the transition from remote to hybrid or in-person work arrangements?Useful links:Schedule a free mentoring call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentione...

In today’s podcast I pose the question: How can you generate empathy during pandemic-related transitions?Useful links:Schedule a free mentoring call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedManaging TransitionsTranscript for...

Today I want to pose this question: How does your organization value profit and people?Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedThe Hero FactorTranscript for this podcast:http://can...

Today I want to challenge you to reflect on three instances where you could be potentially weakening your organization’s culture.Useful links:Schedule a free coaching call with Percy:https://cannon.consulting/contact/Resources mentionedExtreme Own...

Maria Eugenia Gonzalez, General Manager, Citibank Peru Today you will hear several insights gathered during an interview I recently conducted with Maria Eugenia Gonzalez, General Manager of Citibank in Peru, South America.Useful links:Schedule a f...