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Articles

Why Aren’t I Delegating More?

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October 31, 2025
by Rik Nemanick, PhD In all of the work I have done coaching executives, one of the most common topics that consistently comes up is delegation. The topic is not confined to first-time leaders. Plenty of vice presidents and chief financial officers find themselves performing tasks that they should turn over to their subordinates. Most of them don’t question why they are doing these tasks or who should be performing them instead. In my Harvard Business Review piece entitled A Data-Based Approach to Delegating, I share a method leaders can use a classic time log to identify tasks that they...
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Physicians and Leadership

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August 17, 2022
Formal training in management and leadership skills are not often part of standard medical education. Instead, many physicians learn how to be leaders on the job by observing their own supervisors and other physicians around them. The best leaders, however, make learning these skills intentional and work to improve how they set direction with and for others. In this episode of the Docworking podcast, I discuss with host Jill Farmer what I have seen work in terms of helping physicians grow their leadership skills. Our conversation covered many topics, including: The importance of feedback and how physicians can get more...
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(Re)Building Trust as a New Leader

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May 27, 2021
by Rik Nemanick, PhD BCC I was recently discussing with one of my coaching clients* the importance trust plays in leadership, especially when you take over after trust was lost by a predecessor. My client shared with me a time he learned that lesson very well. He had taken over as a director for a large function at his organization and was holding listening sessions with the front line workers. These sessions were part of getting to know his new organization as well as letting them get to know him. What he didn’t expect was the story one of the...
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Questions to Ask When a Mentor Becomes a Sponsor

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January 26, 2021
by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. As a tool for developing talent, mentoring can be so powerful because mentors are so versatile. One mentor can play a multitude of roles for one protégé. A mentor can be seen as a role model, inspiring her protégé by leading by example. She might also act as a sounding board, thought partner, and advisor, giving her protégé the time and space to ponder his world and expand his thinking. She might also provide protection within the organization for protégé, giving him cover for taking risks or helping him recover from mistakes. Finally, she might advocate...
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