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“You can be a great leader and also have a life.”
Says one of the feature articles in the December Harvard Business Review. I could not agree more. In fact, I’d argue the title of the article could be: “in order to be a great leader, you must have a (CONTINUE READING)
Go On. Take A Break.
- POSTED Friday, July 10, 2015
- CATEGORY: Corporate "Health", Personal Effectiveness
People often ask me what I see as common issues or themes among the leaders I coach. I reply by sharing one of the golden rules of coaching: “each individual is individual.” Even if two leaders are working on (CONTINUE READING)
Do You Know the Status Quo?
- POSTED Tuesday, January 27, 2015
- CATEGORY: Change Management, Corporate "Health", Organizational Culture
The status quo has a bad rap, doesn’t it? It’s the butt of jokes. People want to disrupt it. No one wants to be associated with it. Before we can do any of those things, though, I’d assert we (CONTINUE READING)
Repairing Corporate Values
- POSTED Tuesday, November 4, 2014
- CATEGORY: Corporate "Health", Leadership Challenges, Organizational Culture
Dedication. Excellence. Customer Satisfaction. Innovation. Integrity. Collaboration. Respect. Anyone get Buzzword Bingo yet? These words and many others like them reside on plaques in corporate headquarters, the pages of annual reports, the covers of employee manuals. Linguistically speaking, they’re (CONTINUE READING)
Shhh. Don’t Talk About That.
What would your employees say if asked: “what are the undiscussables around here?” What would you would say? Within every workplace, there are taboo topics. I’m not talking about politically incorrect topics. And I’m not talking about legitimate wrongdoings. (CONTINUE READING)
Go On. Take A Break.
- POSTED Thursday, May 22, 2014
- CATEGORY: Corporate "Health", Leadership Challenges, Personal Effectiveness
People often ask me what I see as common issues or themes among the leaders I coach. I reply by sharing one of the golden rules of coaching: each individual is individual. Even if two leaders are working on (CONTINUE READING)
Getting Comfortable With Discomfort
As a species, we humans don’t like being uncomfortable. Master of the obvious, you say? Perhaps. But really, most of us will go to great lengths to avoid discomfort. Stop to think for a minute about the ways we (CONTINUE READING)
The Truth of the Status Quo
A few weeks ago, I sent my Q1 newsletter (click here if you want to be added to my list for future newsletters). Given that it’s January, I found myself considering concepts around making resolutions and setting goals for (CONTINUE READING)
Lessons from the Miami Dolphins
- POSTED Monday, November 18, 2013
- CATEGORY: Corporate "Health", Organizational Culture
In recent weeks, I have been watching with fascination as the Miami Dolphins story has been unfolding. Certainly there seem to be more questions than answers right now. Was Martin bullied or was this “brotherly” banter? Was Incognito put (CONTINUE READING)
A Goldilocks Take on Responsibility
The word “responsibility” stirs up a variety of reactions. In some contexts, responsibilities are heavy and burdensome. In other circumstances, they’re privileges. The difference is usually in the eye of the beholder. If there were ever a place to (CONTINUE READING)