Is Anybody Listening?

Is Anybody Listening?

  This may surprise you, but in over 24 years of coaching senior executives and individual contributors the two words I have coached my clients more than any others are…. SHUT UP And then ask more questions.     Recently on a coaching call with a client...
Check-Up From the Neck-Up

Check-Up From the Neck-Up

  In case you haven’t been paying attention the year is already halfway gone. I’m not even sure why the accelerated passing of time surprises me anymore, but somehow it still does. So before your check out and enjoy your Fourth of July holiday this would be a...
Work ON Your Business Not IN It

Work ON Your Business Not IN It

  Recently I published an article about a Strategic Alignment session I conducted with a client. As a result, I was overwhelmed with responses from people stating that they schedule these type of off-site planning events with their teams but never seem to achieve...
Remove the Brown M&M’s

Remove the Brown M&M’s

One of my all-time favorite bands growing up was Van Halen. I was mesmerized by the way Eddie Van Halen could play his guitar, it was something I had never seen before, almost like he was from another planet. The band had also developed a reputation as “bad boys” by...
Graduating to Your Next Level

Graduating to Your Next Level

  It’s graduation season for both high schools and colleges and it’s always one of my favorite times of year. There is something about the renewed sense of energy and spirit that just permeates the environment during this time and gets me charged up. This year...