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The Color of Success

I learned the color of success on my first trip to Bali, Indonesia. The magical color of success is gray. My wife and I landed in Bali after speaking at conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. I had just given a keynote titled, “Flexible Authenticity”. When we arrived in Bali, we noticed the three colors of black, […]

People Not Performing? Look In The Mirror

Managers love their people to perform according to their expectations. But are your employees delivering the way you desire them to? Or are they behaving the way you allow them to? Do you allow your meetings to start late? Do you allow your direct reports to interrupt you without a scheduled meeting for non-emergencies? Do […]

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. […]

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 […]

My Why

Our purpose is to elevate leaders and help them elevate their teams.  We exist to help organizations achieve desired results by transforming people and processes. We help companies achieve their goals and vision by developing people starting at the top; by improving processes and helping our clients deliver a great service or product. We help […]