The One Skill Executives Struggle With Most
I have been coaching senior executives for 14 years. The skill I spend the most time helping leaders develop is delegation. It is my most requested topic by CEO peer groups. In my presentation I refer to the work of William Oncken, “Time Management Who’s Got the Monkey.” In these scenarios, monkeys represents important tasks. […]
Love What You Do!
If you love your job, you are in the minority. With happiness at a 50-year low, many people are looking for more. It is possible to love what you do no matter what that is. There are doctors who love what they do and others that hate it. There are administrative assistants who hate what […]
Let’s Get Happy!
10 Tips To Get Happy Now For Many of us, 2020 is a year that we might want to forget. People all around the world report feeling overwhelmed and unhappy. Here in the United States, only 14% of us are happy, which is down from 31% just two years ago. Research conducted by NORC at […]
Be Positively Infectious
Science has proven that our attitudes spread and catch like a virus, which can infect all of us, for good or bad. Blaming is an infectious disease. Have you ever noticed how a boss or a co-worker in bad mood can quickly impact the emotions in the office? Our negative and positive emotions will ripple […]
How To Beat The Odds of Quitters Day
Many of us began the new decade with resolve to be better, eat healthier, use time more wisely, be more present, save more, earn more, achieve more, experience more. If you are like me, you were full of conviction the first week in January. However, it is my experience as an executive coach, many of us […]
The Truth About Authentic Leadership
People regularly worry about the implications of their behavioral profile and tendencies. They say, “give me the bad news.” Very often I get asked what is the best leadership style? I am a licensed behavior analyst and I have interpreted thousands of surveys over the years. It has been my experience that every style has […]
The Help You Need To Achieve Your Resolutions
We are two weeks into our resolutions. How are you doing? If you are like me, we are two of the over 145,000,000 Americans who make resolutions to lose weight (21.4%), self-improve (12.8%), make better financial decisions (8.5%), quit smoking (7.1%), spend more time with loved ones (6.2%), provide more service (5.2%) and more. However, […]
To Fail or Not to Fail?
My article “Are You Failing Enough?” Was recently discussed in a podcast. Also discussed was an opposing view from an article titled “To Be Successful, Stop Learning From Failure”. The idea of positive psychology looks at how we can be the best. I agree with idea of looking to successful examples, role models and mentors. […]
Collaborating With a Difficult Peer.
I recently spoke at an International conference in Europe including a daylong workshop about communication and delegation. One of the participants asked to meet me for dinner to discuss a difficult co-worker. He is a manager and spoke to me about a peer that often fails to deliver commitments on time, thus affecting this mangers ability to […]
Are You Failing Enough?
Develop a Culture of Innovation and Growth As a child, you were constantly failing. You formed words in your mouth, which instead came out as sounds. Those failed words were music to your parent’s ears. You fell hundreds of times as you attempted to walk. You crashed your bike as you began to ride. You […]