For the last several years, I’ve enjoyed being involved with Leadership Louisville Center. One reason is the opportunity to connect with local thought leaders on the topic of leadership. At every event, I meet interesting people and uncover additional creative ways to look at leadership and development. I recently attended Leadership Louisville’s Thought Leadership Series featuring the University of Louisville’s newly appointed president, Dr. Neeli Bendapudi. I had never heard her speak, and I didn’t know what to expect. Much to my delight, I found her tone very engaging and her content extremely relevant to the leaders I coach. I’d like to pass along some of the insights she shared. According to Bendapudi, there are seven traits that all great leaders possess. As she stated, this isn’t an exhaustive list. However, in my opinion, it’s a pretty good one. I hope you enjoy reading her thoughts as much I enjoyed hearing her share them.

When I first meet someone or they first learn that I’m an Executive Coach, it’s usually followed by lots of questions. It’s not a common occupation and those of us who are coaches have our own unique ways of coaching and unique types of clients we serve. Noomii, an online coaching resource, recently interviewed me and asked me a bunch of the same questions that I often get from others. I thought it would be helpful to post the interview to share with others who I haven’t met yet or those who want a little more understanding of what the heck I do, who I do it for, and how it works.

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