Latest from the Blog
Quick Thought: Labor Shortage + Leadership
For almost 30 years, I've been talking to clients about the coming labor shortage. Time and again, I've worked to encourage and motivate leaders with…
The 1 Trait 97% of Exceptional Leaders Share (Long before They Lead Anything)
I can quickly recognize people who will excel in leadership positions, often long before they’re anywhere near that level. I don’t have a crystal ball.…
Quick Thought: Symphonic Leadership
I visited the symphony a while back. Sitting in the audience, waiting for the conductor to arrive, I was struck by a metaphor relating individual people…
What are my strengths? This Tool Is Your 1st Step.
"Okay, okay, I believe strengths are important...but what are MY strengths?" Friend, if you've said or thought these words, I applaud you. But if you're…
Podcast: Answering a Strengths-Based Question
A hypothetical was put to me recently - one that I've lived out in real life many times, incidentally. It went something like this: You're…
Blocking, Tackling, and the Long-Game Courage of Great Leaders
Transcript: I’m going to talk today about one of the key reasons I see that many managers never become the excellent leader that they could…
Sign up for our Newsletter! When you sign up, we'll e-mail you every week or 2 to share leadership insights, personal and professional-development advice, and real-world lessons from driven people like you.
Welcome to
Bill Munn Management Coaching
Bill Munn helps executives manage teams to their greatest potential, customizing coaching plans to maximize the performance of each individual. Through strategic visioning and in-the-moment issue resolution, he motivates leadership to spur mission-driven growth.
As a 22-year management-coaching veteran and former Dow 30 top executive, Bill has supported hundreds of corporate leaders worldwide with practical wisdom, real-world action tools, and unbiased insight. An MBA and former professor of finance and economics, Bill is a dynamic public speaker and author of two books.
What Clients Are Saying
- Dan
- Stephanie, Global Senior VP
- John, CEO
- Tony, Senior Vice President
- John, Executive Director
- Andrea, Regional Sales VP
- Evan, Executive
- Sue, School Principal
Client Guest Posts
Money Matters, aka Money Doesn’t Matter (Much)
By Christian Fuller Co-Founder and Chief Relationship Officer, Search Optics Client of Bill Munn Management Coaching A year or so ago, an emerging leader within…
Always There When You Need Him
By Steve Lutes VP Global Technical Services at Beam Global Spirits & Wine Client of Bill Munn Management Coaching When Bill asked if I would…
Notes from a Skeptic Turned Believer
By Jesica Bailey Director of Marketing & National Accounts, Checkers Industrial Safety Products Client of Bill Munn Management Coaching Let’s say your boss makes an…
Latest News & All-Time Favorite Posts
How 4 Wildly Successful People Unleashed the Power of their Problems
I’ve already promised that this follow-up post will feature some real-life examples of adversity...of actual people who have leveraged the power of a problem to achieve…
Money Matters, aka Money Doesn’t Matter (Much)
By Christian Fuller Co-Founder and Chief Relationship Officer, Search Optics Client of Bill Munn Management Coaching A year or so ago, an emerging leader within…
Not Ready Yet? I Beg to Differ.
Since I often help leaders with the hiring process – defining the goals of a role, interviewing candidates, choosing a person who seems to be…
Spin vs. Sorry: How to Mess Up Well & Become Authentic via Great Leadership
“It was my mistake. I’m sorry. Please forgive me." It’s important to get these phrases written down, before they become obsolete. For a few decades…
12 Customer Gifts that Outshine Partridges in Pear Trees
'Tis the season for getting inundated with fruit baskets, coffee mugs, and drab holiday cards from anyone whose customer list you've managed to land yourself on in…
Nurture Your Inherent Strengths via The Smart Manager
We too often emphasize weaknesses, while overlooking positive traits - be it professionally or personally. This bias toward focusing on the negative can adversely affect performance, yet it has become so…
Book Gift List by Terri Schlichenmeyer
I was pleased to see that syndicated book columnist Terri Schlichenmeyer included Why Make Eagles Swim? Embracing Natural Strengths in Leadership & Life in some of…
Fishing for Job Descriptions via Thought Leaders LLC
If you’re involved in the hiring process, you might spend a lot of time “fishing” for the right candidate, without truly knowing what you’re after…
Business Insanity with Barry Moltz
I loved that Barry Moltz kicked off this interview by asking why we have such a tendency to focus on weaknesses, because it helped us get right to the…
The Attributes Academy
The Attributes Academy is an online course designed to help you unlock the potential of your personal best – and teach you to recognize and leverage the inherent strengths of others. It’s teaming with in-depth video lessons, takeaways, and tools that will vastly improve the way you invest your time and energy for more powerful, effective results.
The Attributes Academy will help you identify your own natural strengths, recognize the inherent attributes of others, and leverage all that insight into powerful growth for your teams, your career, and even your personal life.