Motivation is an internal job

Motivation is an internal job

“You can take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.” ~Jeanette Rankin We know how others should act. We know what they need to do. We know, often without a shadow of doubt, the best plans for their future and personal development. The...
Are you getting honest feedback?

Are you getting honest feedback?

It’s said that the only way to truly grow as a leader is to have access to candid feedback about what you are doing well in leadership and where you need to improve. There are certainly processes that have been established in many organizations to get some of...
The Zen of giving feedback

The Zen of giving feedback

Feedback is something we all hate to do. I teach this stuff and yet I sometimes cringe at having to deliver constructive feedback (we consultants and coaches call it “constructive” or “developmental” instead of “negative”), and I...
Astound yourself

Astound yourself

“If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” ~Thomas A. Edison There’s a theme running through nearly all of my coaching relationships right now. Nearly every client is, in some way, owning how spectacular they are –...