About Michael Holland

Michael Holland unravels the mysteries of leadership. Michael is a professional executive coach and trusted advisor to executives who seek to become better leaders and build cohesive teams. Michael’s wisdom and insight are the product of 30 plus years of leadership experience and an uncanny, natural ability to perceive the questions that need to be asked. His newest book -- The Missing Leader: One Man's Journey to Leading Well - A Leadership Fable -- is available on Amazon.com (http://amzn.to/2nsZzhK)

Wonder Woman, DiSC, and the Polygraph: What They Have in Common

What do Wonder Woman, polygraph tests and DiSC assessments have in common? They were all developed by the same Harvard-educated psychologist. http://bit.ly/2sQ2qnC

By |2017-06-07T12:43:07-04:00June 6th, 2017|Everything DiSC|Comments Off on Wonder Woman, DiSC, and the Polygraph: What They Have in Common

DiSC: Bringing Out the Best in D Style Contributors

D stands for Dominance—getting the best out of your D style team members starts with fully understanding their strengths. A Closer Look at the D Style These folks bring so much to the table: Highly driven and strong willed, they constantly look for new challenges and opportunities as they strive for Results. They are motivated [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:30-05:00May 30th, 2017|Everything DiSC|Comments Off on DiSC: Bringing Out the Best in D Style Contributors

DiSC: S Style Contributors to Build Healthy Workplaces

Let's look at patient and agreeable "S" style team members are happy to give support. Typically patient and agreeable, S style team members are happy to give Support whenever and wherever they can. While they may be somewhat competitive, they don’t need to win to feel good about themselves. Instead, they are quick to share credit, [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:30-05:00May 30th, 2017|Everything DiSC|Comments Off on DiSC: S Style Contributors to Build Healthy Workplaces

DiSC: i Style Contributors Bring Balance and Energy to the Workplace

Let's examine the role i style employees play in bringing much-needed balance and perspective to any team, department, or the organization as a whole. Because i style types are optimistic and brimming with Enthusiasm, they naturally encourage team spirit and often find it easy to get people excited about their goals and ideas. Open and [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:31-05:00May 30th, 2017|Everything DiSC|Comments Off on DiSC: i Style Contributors Bring Balance and Energy to the Workplace

DiSC: C Style Contributors Offer Precision and Practical Solutions to Their Teams

Let's explore the conscientious "C" style team players. Employees with this style bring precision, quiet diligence, and an ability to find practical solutions to the workplace. A Closer Look at the C Style With a strong focus on Accuracy in everything they do to ensure high-quality outcomes, C style folks are willing to do whatever [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:31-05:00May 30th, 2017|Everything DiSC|Comments Off on DiSC: C Style Contributors Offer Precision and Practical Solutions to Their Teams

A Reading List for Your 2016 Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday

By Michael Holland Great leaders are life long learners consuming blog posts, articles, videos and books to gain perspective and increase knowledge.  Leverage that driving or flying time – or get away from the in-laws time – this holiday with a good book!  Here are 4 books I recommend for this year. Get Back to [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:35-05:00November 23rd, 2016|Your Development|Comments Off on A Reading List for Your 2016 Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday

How to Grow Your Leadership DNA

By Michael Holland To reap the benefits of a highly engaged workforce, you must have really good leaders.  Really good leaders know their behavioral styles and the traits and habits that work well in various situations and environments.  They know their leadership DNA.  They gained this insight because they were randomly picked to be leader [...]

By |2018-11-30T09:23:36-05:00September 14th, 2016|Your Development|Comments Off on How to Grow Your Leadership DNA

Are You More of a Snapchat or a Facebook #tbt Type of Leader?

By Michael Holland      Your time in the role of leader has little impact on your effectiveness.  Evaluated experience on the other hand has tremendous impact on your effectiveness.  We tend to equate time with wisdom.  We see a Senior Vice President and immediately assume that his 20 years in leadership positions have allowed [...]

By |2016-08-16T14:39:55-04:00August 3rd, 2016|New Leader|Comments Off on Are You More of a Snapchat or a Facebook #tbt Type of Leader?
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