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To Everyone Who Used To Work For Me: I Apologize!
My Epic Fail at leadership—and what you can learn from it. Some years ago, I was promoted to be Regional President of a fast-growing Internet marketing agency. I went from running an amazingly talented, hand-picked…
Are you in touch with your values?
Imagine you are filling out an application for a dream job, or having dinner with an intriguing new friend. You are asked, “What are your values?” What would you say? Values are one of those…
Feedback loops: A critical key to long-term growth and fulfillment
In his new book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence, Daniel Goleman offers a critical insight into the so-called “10,000-hour rule” – the idea that you need to put in about 10,000 hours of practice…
Want real change at work? Here’s where to look…
Organizations, by definition, require people to coordinate their actions. So when we are called in to a situation where there is a breakdown—external or internal customers not satisfied, high or key staff turnover, inefficiencies—we start…
Five simple reasons to consider coaching
There’s a lot of science, psychology and philosophy behind why coaching works. But the discussion can also be simplified. Here are five good reasons to consider coaching. Coaching helps you achieve your goals. We work…
How To Find And Use Your Strengths
Why don’t you finish a task once you start it? Is it because: A. You aren’t committed enough B. You are lazy C. You can’t follow instructions D. You are most productive when you have…
Why Change?
Search for “self help books” at Amazon.com and, in the blink of an eye, you’re staring down a cool 207,734 results. Anyone doubt that there’s a market for change out there? But before we leap…
Why shifting your POV is so powerful
This is a really fun optical illusion. It is also a brilliant metaphor for how and why coaching works. Here’s a simple breakdown: Your brain takes in information and processes things in its own unique…
Expectations vs. Promises
Do you, or the folks around you, sometimes confuse expectations and promises? Unless you’re living in solitary retreat in a cave (with internet access, of course, so you can read this), I suspect you know…
Kinder, Gentler Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions are a form of declaration, a verbal act with great potential for starting, or concluding, something. If this annual tradition works for you, by all means, let it rip. If, however, your…
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