It is my mission to share insights from coaching while maintaining confidentiality. Here is one recent moment that should have value to bosses everywhere. I will follow in a separate post with a second one. My clients come in two “flavors:” those who instinctively consider the “audience” before or as they speak and those who […]
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
This past week, my younger son became a father for the first time. His older brother has 1 and 4 year olds. Our conversations covered their thoughts on their new stage of life and also how the experience has shaped their approach to leadership at work. When they were youngsters, my wife and I set […]
Saturday, January 19, 2013
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So many workshops and articles on innovation and creativity fail to get across the simplest idea of how it works. A challenge in cooking may seem a silly topic, but it is instructive. Cooks often need egg yolks and egg whites separated and separated in a hurry. Too often, the manual approach results in yolk […]
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Comments Off on To the Boss: Is the Stress Epidemic Sapping Your Leadership Team?
To the Boss: Is the Stress Epidemic Sapping Your Leadership Team Constant fire drills. 24 x 7 connectedness. Pressure to outperform just to stay even. I hear about these from direct reports with increasing frequency as they lament how much energy and mindshare are devoted to what may not, in the end, lead to success […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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