Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat?
It's fall here in Michigan, which means one thing. The weather has absolutely no idea what it wants to do. One day it's 75 degrees and sunny. The next morning it's 40 degrees and I'm wondering if it's time to turn on the furnace. Lately, I've noticed myself adjusting...
If You Think You’re Great at Multitasking… Think Again
Let me ask you a question. Do you honestly believe you’re an effective multitasker?If you answered yes, I’ve got some bad news for you. We’ve learned more about the human brain in the past few years than we did in the previous few hundred, and here’s one thing we now...
The Three-Dollar Flashlight
As many of you know, I spend a lot of time traveling across the country, usually on airplanes. One of the nice things about flying from the West Coast back home to Michigan is that occasionally you catch a pretty good tailwind that can shave some serious time off your...
Care Without Carrying
A lot of my clients care deeply about their teams. That's a good thing. In fact, I'd argue that empathy is one of the characteristics that separates good leaders from great ones. But lately I've noticed something happening in many of my coaching conversations. People...
What Are Your Top Three?
I’m often asked to coach and facilitate around the topics of time mastery and productivity. It seems there’s always a need to get more done in less time. Our never-ending task lists and busy schedules can make it difficult to stay productive and feel like we’re...
Who’s Your Venting Buddy?
Who's Your Venting Buddy? Recently, I facilitated a session for a leadership team around managing stress in the workplace, which seems to be an extremely popular subject these days. Stress is inevitable, and there is no single way to effectively manage it. Whatever...
You Are Now THEY
The moment you step into a leadership role, you're no longer just you. Let's just say it. You are now "They." You know "They." When someone gets home after a frustrating day and says to their spouse or friend: "Do you know what THEY are making us do now?" Guess who...
25 Years Later
Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001. For someone my age, it's almost impossible to believe that much time has passed since that terrible morning. At the time, I was a young father. My oldest son Dylan was two years old (that's him and I at the WTC in...
We’ve Entered The Final Third
Can you believe we're already entering the final third of the year? Eight months down, four months to go. I don't know about you, but this year seems to be moving incredibly fast. As we enter this final stretch, I've been asking my coaching clients to do something...
The Power of Feedback
Let's talk about the value of feedback, both in giving it and receiving it. In a recent coaching session, a client shared a story from her childhood. She used to work in her father’s shop, and one day she went out of her way to help a customer. The customer...
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