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Building Bridges
Recently a leader gave me feedback on a coaching conversation that he found particularly impactful. “When you raised both hands and commented on the ‘Us vs. Them’ culture between the two departments, everything clicked, and I realized what I would do next time.” Today I’ll unpack the learning we unlocked together. The Scenario I’ll leave…
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A Tale of Two Paths
Today’s topic has been on my backlog for a while. Over the years, I’ve had countless mentoring conversations with managers struggling with handling an underperforming employee. Often I find they drag their heels and are hesitant to take action, as I have done with bringing this topic to my blog. While these are complex and…
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Valuing Every Voice
Have you ever seen a story like this? The Acme Software company was in crisis. A deliverable to a strategic client was critically behind, and no one saw a path to getting it back on schedule. Senior leadership and the project team came together to brainstorm options. The team debated vigorously for two hours and…
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So Emotional
I can vividly remember the first time I had to present to the Executive Team. I was nervous and felt intimidated. While I can’t remember what I was presenting, I can remember how I felt. My face flushed and felt hot. I imagined my cheeks turning bright red. Soon I started noticing other circumstances where…
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Promote Yourself
Did you grow up in an environment where you were encouraged to be humble? I know I did, and it has served me well for the most part. Arrogance doesn’t play well under many circumstances. However, this advice holds us back in situations like job interviews where confidently speaking about our talents (with pride, not…
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To Do, Or Not To Do
Before we dive in today, I would like to express my gratitude and make a request. I am incredibly grateful for all your support. I appreciate how many of you have shared that you read this blog weekly and find my insights valuable. Last week the blog reached a milestone with its 1,000th LinkedIn subscriber.…
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Carpe Septimana
Last week we discussed building a daily planning ritual to make the most of every day. The other planning ritual I love is the weekly review. Why The strength of the daily planning ritual is that it becomes a reliable way to build habits. Knowing it will occur, you can count on certain things happening daily as…
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Carpe Diem
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle At the end of the day, do you feel energized by everything you accomplished? Or do you wonder where the time went? Aristotle believed a good life is one where you devote yourself to areté (translated as virtue, excellence, or fulfillment)…
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It’s Called Breakfast for a Reason
Growing up, I was more of a math & science person than a language person. So I tended not to notice things like the word breakfast being the combination of break and fast – literally meaning to break the evening’s fast. Breaking Your Fast When you have breakfast in the morning, do you feel like you are breaking your fast? For…
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Top Ten Blog Posts of 2022
I’m taking a break this week to celebrate the holidays and recharge. Here are my top ten most-viewed blog posts of the year. 10. The Best Technology Available My pursuit of running the Boston Marathon and recognizing when I needed to open up my mind to new possibilities and embrace the “Super Shoes.” 9. Please Shorten Your…
