by Florin Lungu | Jan 13, 2025 | Bridging Leadership Gaps, Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership
Let me tell you about a conversation I had with a senior leader not too long ago. We were sitting in a bright, glass-walled conference room overlooking the city skyline. The room was quiet, except for the hum of the air conditioning and the faint tapping of a pen...
by Florin Lungu | Dec 17, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leading for Performance
Performance management is often perceived as a rigid process: setting goals, checking boxes, and moving on. But the reality is far more dynamic. At its core, performance management is about fostering alignment, driving growth, and unlocking potential—not just for the...
by Florin Lungu | Dec 3, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Employee Engagement, Trust
When I started my career, I expected my 1:1 meetings with my manager to be insightful, growth-focused, and engaging. But what I got instead was far from that vision. We didn’t meet often—weeks, sometimes months, would pass without a conversation. And when we did sit...
by Florin Lungu | Nov 20, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Team Dynamics & Culture
I remember coaching a team leader who was struggling to get results from one of his engineers. Let’s call him Marcus. Marcus led a small, high-performing team in a fast-paced tech startup, but one team member wasn’t pulling his weight. Let’s call him...
by Florin Lungu | Oct 1, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership, Teamwork & Collaboration
A few weeks ago, I was attending the CBS Leadership Think Tank in Copenhagen. The room buzzed with energy. Around me were leaders and managers from various sectors—tech, engineering, pharmaceuticals—all gathered to discuss the challenges and strategies of effective...
by Florin Lungu | Sep 2, 2024 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership, Leading for Performance
I recently found myself standing in the middle of a bustling conference room in Orlando, Florida, the air humming with the energy of hundreds of leaders gathered together, eager to learn and grow. The International Maxwell Conference (IMC) was in full swing, and as I...
