Last year I passed 11,000 one-to-one hours as an executive coach. I expected to feel smarter. Or taller. Ever since I passed 10,000 hours, I’ve been waiting to receive my expert badge from some Malcolm Gladwellian Outliers emissary. But I’m not holding my breath. I know I still have A LOT to learn. How do you view …
Two Mindsets That Prevent Your Success…and How to Avoid Them Read More »
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. — Jackie Robinson I was recently challenged — on a Zoom meeting of all places — to do one simple thing that can change someone else’s life. Forever. Now I want to challenge you to do the same. And it won’t …
Crashing A Women Of Color Awards Night Led To A Great Leadership Lesson Read More »
“Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde Do we really need reminders of the need to be authentic as leaders? Apparently we do, based on the 103 million results on a Google search for “authentic leadership.” There are bestselling books on the subject on Amazon and articles in Forbes and the Harvard Business Review. …
Does the Focus on Authentic Leadership Make You Want to Gag, Too? Read More »
Human identity is the most fragile thing that we have, and it’s often only found in moments of truth. – Alan Rudolph We tend to consider the negative impact of distractions as it relates to our productivity. But what about our communications? And what about our…gasp…relationships? We tend to evaluate our productivity and effectiveness based …
The Little Secret to Winning Your Moments of Truth Read More »
Leading other people is a noble pursuit. When you can help someone develop skills and realize success, it can be gratifying. Humbling. Rewarding. Hopefully, that drives you to become a better leader. Leading others can also be challenging. We’re dealing with humans, so there are unique behaviors, motivations, psyches and backstories that each of your …
Leading a team is one of the awesome roles in the management journey. All the oars pulling together. Each one doing their part to achieve a common goal. Yeah, that looks good on paper. And it has its moments. But any time people are involved, it can get clunky. And funky. At any time. When …
11 Attributes of the Dream Employee (and Don’t Forget to Look in the Mirror) Read More »
Much of your success will be based on sustained effort over a long period of time. You’re checking that box. Daily. Hourly. Grinding. But getting from here to there, aren’t there some accelerators? If you think of short-cuts, it sounds like you’re trying to skip some steps. Maybe those steps are necessary. But you’d like …
The Leadership Practice to Drive Clarity, Decisiveness…and Insanity Read More »
For most of us, our daily exchanges with casual acquaintances and strangers are pretty lame. You know: “How are you?” “Fine.” “ Glad to hear it.” End of conversation. Perfunctory. The words just come out. Sometimes, we don’t want to be rude, but we try to avoid the conversation altogether. After all, it could be a …
Sometimes you feel like life is pulling you in opposite directions. You understand the importance of hard work and grinding every day…but you want to be making progress and don’t want to waste time and energy. You understand the need to prioritize every day, but do you focus on the short term or the long …
You’re trying to be as effective as possible each day. Likewise, you try to organize your time and your priorities to maximize productivity. But important tasks keep surfacing. People keep tugging at you for your time and attention. What is the overriding driver for you each day? What is the major filter you use to …
