Matthias Ehrhardt
Matthias Ehrhardt teaches in the Leadership Coaching Program at IESE Business School. He has authored and co-authored several books, including Talent Talks, The Designing Talent Handbook and The ACE it! Master Certification Handbook. He is Founder and CEO of the Autoris Leadership Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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When to Stand Still, When to Move
Amos, a Maasai guide, explained to us how people in his community learn to handle danger from childhood. We can't wait to interview him and learn more in November.
Aim Higher
The tough bosses often hurt people. The nice ones often develop no one. A pilot's lesson from Viktor Frankl, what the research says about expecting more, and how to start.
Making Others Great: Lessons from a World-Famous Fresco
A geometry lesson, painted 500 years ago. Six moves you can use immediately.
Who Made YOU Better?
Thoughts on one of the most important leadership skills
Look. Doubt. Look Again.
What Cézanne can teach leaders about learning, developing talent, and seeing what everyone else has learned to overlook.
The Man Who Could Teach Stones to Draw
Cézanne called himself his pupil. Gauguin counted him among his masters. Camille Pissarro, a founder of Impressionism and mentor to a generation of painters, knew how to develop people. Here is what we can learn from him.
Rembrandt's Other Masterpieces
The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn created masterpiece after masterpiece. Much less known is the fact that he was also a great developer of talent, and his methods still work today.
The Secret of Your Learning
Talent Talks: No More Reviews That Change Nothing – How Employee Conversations Really Work
Most reviews are built for evaluation. Talent Talks, a new book from Autoris Press, shows how to turn them into development conversations.
Receiving Feedback: The Real Leadership Skill
Giving feedback gets the training. Receiving it well decides whether people keep telling you the truth.
Leonardo da Vinci Lessons: Learning and Living Like a Master
Teach yourself, give learning time, work with others and finish what you start: the final four lessons from Leonardo da Vinci's life and notebooks.
Back to School (of Athens): What Raphael Teaches Us About Learning
Pythagoras, Euclid, Heraclitus, Diogenes and a student with a notepad: what the rest of Raphael’s fresco shows about how people learn.
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When “Awesome” Means “Okay”
“Great start!” “Passt.” “Pas mal.” Three ways to praise, three ways to be misunderstood. A tongue-in-cheek dictionary of American, German and French office talk, the research behind it, and seven habits that get your feedback through.
Your Team Is Talking in Circles. Who Is the Problem?
Three capable people, one launch, and a meeting that ends with someone walking out. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then find out what kind of problem-solver you are.
You Told Her She Isn’t Ready. Now She’s Pulling Away.
A development conversation went badly, and one of your best people has gone quiet. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
You Have Feedback for Tom. When Do You Give It?
A colleague complains about one of your best people, and his development conversation is two weeks away. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
Superbosses, Rembrandt and a Quiz: Your September Issue
Leaders who build other leaders, Rembrandt's workshop, a quiz on learning and leadership and fresh science on coaching and AI.
Grow Teachers
In 1913 Maria Montessori filled Carnegie Hall. Within a decade her American movement had faded. She learned that a method lives through the people trained to use it, and spent the rest of her life training them.