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Is there such a thing as good stress?
As an executive coach I have seen more than my share of stressed-out people – leaders charged with implementing massive change, managers struggling to turn around dysfunctional teams, individuals doing their best to achieve difficult goals with far less resources than...
Jump into the adventure of life
“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” ~Helen Keller I’ve seen too many clients give up a dream before they even begin to pursue it. Too many friends and colleagues who hunker down in fear...
Two essential, powerful – but contradictory – leadership skills
I was interviewed on The Speaking Show with David Newman last week. (We’ll let you know when the podcast goes live!) He ended the interview with a challenging question – as is his job as an interviewer. He asked, “What is the number one, most important skill and/or...
How peace of mind can make you a better leader
“Peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with the contents of your mind.” ~Rasheed Ogunlaru I was thinking about this the other day. How the more I push against something to make sure it doesn’t happen or to make it go away, the bigger and stronger it seems...
Are you a workaholic?
Workaholic is a term that gets thrown about easily. No one seems to take it seriously. We are a society of working harder, doing more, and pushing forward no matter what. What’s wrong with that?, we may all question. And, at the same time, many of us also question...
How to ruin your credibility
“What upsets me is not that you lied to me, but that from now on I can no longer believe you.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche It seems harmless when we do it. How can one little lie hurt? You haven’t finished the report that was due to your colleague, and make up a reason as...
The ugly truth about delegation – and how to do it well
Let’s set the record straight about delegating. Yes, it takes time. Yes, it is not one size fits all. Yes, it would be “easier” to do it yourself. Yes, there is an actual right way to do it. And, yes, many of your team think you should do it more often. So, given...
Appreciating the power of endings and beginnings
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” ~Tom Stoppard I think, in general, that many of us don’t like when things end. The end of a movie we’re enjoying. The end of a book we’re engrossed in. The end of a job, a project, a relationship. We don’t like when things end....
Stop pulling up your tulips!
Have you ever planted flowers? You dig a hole in the ground or a pot of dirt, put in the seed or the bulb, cover it over with more dirt, water it, and wait. And wait. And wait some more. You don’t dig in the dirt and pull up your tulips to see how they’re doing, or...
This little light of mine
“If a man carries his own lantern, he need not fear darkness.” ~Hasidic saying My daughter used to get upset by very many things – big and little, scary and maybe less so. She used to go off a cliff it seemed, into endless darkness of negative thoughts and scary...
Joy is necessary for effective leadership…and here’s why
Sometimes I feel a bit self-conscious when I mention “touchy-feely” concepts like love or joy in a leadership blog. I believe many of us have been conditioned to view love and joy as too sentimental or soft for the hard work of leading. Let’s talk about delegating and...
An unexpected but surefire way to help yourself
“It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Research has shown that when we volunteer, when we give of ourselves and our time to help others, we benefit too. Our...
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