Gregg Ward contributes to the Forbes Coaches Council Expert Panel where top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership development & careers.
No matter where we look, it seems there’s always information of some sort coming at us. Whether we’re browsing the Web, scrolling through social media, listening to the radio or watching TV,...
Gregg Ward speaks up on the Forbes Coaches Council Expert Panel, where top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership development & careers.
Public speaking isn’t easy for everyone. Some get the jitters just introducing themselves to an audience, and even experienced speakers may still get butterflies before stepping on stage....
Gregg Ward joins other Forbes Coaches Council Members as they contribute to the Expert Panel where top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership.
As a business owner, you
understand the value of each of your clients. However, not every
arrangement turns out to be mutually beneficial, and at some point you
may find it necessary to...
One of my first real jobs after college was working as a temp in a college in New York City. I’d been assigned to a crazy busy office in the adult training department. The boss had me keying printed training manuals into our new Apple IIe computer, which required me to save my work onto floppy discs (anyone remember those?).
But I got so busy, sometimes I forgot to save my work. One afternoon...
Gregg Ward is one of 15 Forbes Coaches Council members chosen to contribute to their Expert Panel, where top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership.
Every leader faces trying times, both internally and externally. Those external factors are often the most difficult to contend with, since they’re outside of...
Today we’d like to introduce you to Gregg Ward.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Back in the 1980’s, I was a starving actor in New York City and working as a temp for the College of Criminal Justice in the City University of New York. My boss, the Dean of Special Programs, wanted me to help him...
3 big ideas discussed in this episode:
The two most common leadership styles “Command & Control” and “Carrot & Stick” are unproductive, unsustainable and disrespectful. A much more effective and positive style is needed, “Respectful Leadership.”
Respect is contagious: recent discoveries in neuroscience consistently support the concept that if we treat others with genuine respect, they...
Gregg Ward contributes to Forbes Coaches Council’s Expert Panel where top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership.
Leaders have an overwhelming number of
responsibilities, often distracting or isolating them from others.
Unfortunately, this sometimes impacts their ability to truly hear their
team’s concerns and...
Between Wells Fargo, Samsung, and our presidential candidates’ scandals, a lot of people have been apologizing lately – but are they doing it well? Just saying you’re sorry doesn’t mean your apology will be effective. It must be a Full Apology, with seven specific steps.
In an article for Entrepreneur, Gregg breaks down each of the seven steps and explains why neither Donald Trump nor Hillary...
What do you do when someone brings up politics at work?
LinkedIn brought Gregg into their studio to create a short video about talking politics in the office. In the video, Gregg gives specific, common sense suggestions about what you can say to diffuse tension and keep yourself out of trouble.
The video is accompanied by Gregg’s article “Why It’s a Bad Idea to Talk Politics at Work (and how...