Joe Contrera is the Founder and President of ALIVE @ WORK LLC, a leadership development company dedicated to helping Extraordinary Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results. He is the author of three books. His latest, Extraordinary Results: Mastering the Art of Leading, Coaching, & Influencing Others, is quickly becoming a must-have resource for leaders in organizations across the country. It will not only change what you believe about leading, it will help you build your leadership skills so that you can successfully influence others.

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Leadership Development: Are You Measuring the Wrong Thing? – Part I

(*This is Part-1 in a 3-part series on the challenges organizations face when it comes to their Leadership Development Programs and a few ideas on how to make them even better!)   “More isn’t always better. Sometimes it’s just more.”  ~ Barbara Benedek Every year organizations sends thousands and thousands of folks to attend leadership…

Quiz - How Effective is Your Leadership Development Program

Quiz: How Effective is Your Leadership Development Program?

What’s coming? Over the course of the next few weeks we will be doing a 3-part series on how to improve the overall effectiveness of your Leadership Development Programs. Today’s article will set the tone for what will follow and challenge you to take a long hard look at your current leadership development program by…

An Old Pandemic - Blaming Others

An Old Pandemic: Blaming Others

“When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”  ~ Robert Anthony   Is it me or have you noticed that finger-pointing and blame has taken over and is running rampant throughout the world like the spread of a new virus. And it really doesn’t matter whether you’re watching the news, listening to…

Leadership Are you Avoiding Conflict

Leadership: Are you Avoiding Conflict?

“If you are in a leadership position, any you avoid conflict, speaking the truth (facts), or giving feedback, you might want to consider a different position!”  ~Joe Contrera   For more than two decades I have had the privilege of helping leaders develop their leadership and coaching skills. And yet…I am still amazed at the…

Facts vs. Fiction

Facts vs. Fiction

“The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms.”  ~Antony Beevor   A great mentor of mine, Dr. Nido Qubein, once shared the difference between problem solving and solution finding. He said, “Problem solving is looking at what it is while Solution Finding is looking at…

Extraordinary Results for Life: Discover Your Path to be UN-ordinary!

How to Gain Extraordinary Insight into Yourself

“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr (This is Chapter 19 in its entirety from my most recent book, Extraordinary Results For Life, it will guide you on how to get extraordinary insight in yourself! GO TO THE MIRROR, BOY! I might be dating myself here, and yet…