Why Is It SOOO Hard To Get Things Done?
I had the opportunity to work with one of my favorite clients in Texas this last week at a beautiful lake home in the Hill Country, south of Austin. One of the leaders of the...
It’s Lonely At The Top
I got a message yesterday from one of my CEO clients. He was feeling down and perhaps a bit defeated. One of his most talented employees had informed him that she was leaving his company...
Turn In Your Victim Card
It might be time to tear up that victim card, don’t you think? I’ve always believed that success favors those who help themselves by positioning themselves for the greatest chance of accomplishment. A theme that...
Teamwork Begins With Our Mindset
I read a terrific book recently to get myself prepared for a talk to a convention of Business Coaches on the topic of how to help companies to gain the multiplicative effect of teamwork...
The Essence Of Leadership
Leadership is difficult to define. I had one of my Emerging Leader clients ask me the other day to define leadership because she was confused about what the essence of leadership really was. She said...
The Real Reason You Didn’t Get The Promotion
I had a conversation recently with an ambitious Emerging Leader who was crestfallen because she hadn’t received a promotion that she was nearly certain she was going to accomplish. Now, mind you, this is a...
Focus Forward
I had the opportunity yesterday to spend a few hours with six fantastic Emerging Leaders who are busy transforming the future of a successful and fast-growing company in Texas. They were collectively a bit concerned...
Celebrating The Best In Humanity
I was reading an article in the Washington Post this morning and found myself emotionally touched by a couple of things that reminded me of the incredible power of love and how human beings can...
If You Could Only Keep One Thing, What Would You Keep?
I was recently interviewed by a couple of great coaches who were writing an article about coaches who develop leaders and they asked me a very provocative question. The interviews asked me to consider all...
Be Willing To Pay The Price
I was having a great conversation the other day with one of my clients who was telling me he was starting to feel a bit of burnout and didn’t know what he needed to do...