Coach Larry I The Formula for Inclusion
Many companies are changing their programs from Diversity and Inclusion to Inclusion and Diversity. It makes sense. Without Inclusion, Diversity simply doesn’t work. Here’s a
Coach Larry | Giving Feedback Upwards
Giving feedback to your manager can be challenging, but is necessary. Here are three tips for giving feedback up.
Coach Larry | Lack of Presence, a Silent Killer
Yes, we are all very important people and have very important things going on. But, we need to give people the full attention they deserve. How do you do that? Try these 3 things…
Coach Larry | Motivating Millennials
“MILLENNIALS, THEY’RE JUST HORRIBLE!” is how a manager described her experience in working with them. Millennials want good leadership, is that too much to ask? Here are 3 tips for managing millennials.
Coach Larry | Executive Presence (or lack thereof)
People think that executive presence is a quality you are born with. But presence can be developed. Start improving your executive presence by STOPPING these poor behaviors. Here are three things leaders do that diminishes the executive presence.
Coach Larry’s Mailbag | My employee is terrible! All they do is spend time on the internet!
This week from Coach Larry’s mailbag: “My employee is terrible! All they do is spend time on the internet!” Listen in on how Coach Larry guides this perturbed person on how to handle this situation.
Coach Larry | Dealing with Defensive People
Coach Larry has got 3 tips on how to deal with defensive people during feedback sessions.
Coach Larry | Time Management
Coach Larry has 3 tips for you to get those tasks completed by your deadline! Time management has never been easier.
Coach Larry | 3 Step Career Conversations
One of the best ways to retain and engage your employees is to help them identify their dream role and a plan for achieving it. Follow this 3 step career conversations process created by Russ Laraway while at Google. He and Kim Scott are co-founders of Candor Inc.
Coach Larry’s Feedback Sandwich
Coach Larry continues giving leadership advice and dives into what a “feedback sandwich” is and why it’s not healthy for you… or your employees.
Coach Larry’s 3 Tips to Improve Self-Awareness in a Leadership role
According to a recent MIT study, self-awareness is key to effective leadership. Here are Coach Larry’s 3 tips for improving self-awareness in a role of leadership.
Coach Larry
Larry O’Brien is the founder and Chief Learning Officer at Mendoza+O’Brien, LLC. He is a sought after executive coach and leadership facilitator. He has over 20 years of experience working in various leadership roles where he has led global systems, process, and training implementations. As a coach, his mission is to help leaders become their personal best. Larry works with leaders who are in a transition such as taking on a new role, leading a new team or need to develop new skills to prepare them for the next level.
Given his global upbringing, education and experience, he specializes in helping leaders harness the full potential of their multi-cultural teams. He believes that cultural intelligence is a critical leadership skill which can be mastered.
Having lived in Argentina, Venezuela and the U.S., he is fluent in both English and Spanish. He has worked with leaders from: Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Ireland, India, Japan, Mexico, Spain, United States.
Larry holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from The College of New Jersey, and a Master in Human Resources from the University of North Florida. He is a certified coach from the International Coach Federation.
