How Are You Managing Conflict?
This week I've been thinking a lot about conflict. Mostly though I've been thinking about how we perceive conflict as either destructive or productive. I realize that productive conflict sounds like an oxymoron, but it's the way we view conflict in our organizations...
The Final Third
We are entering the final third of the year! 4 months left to go. It's crazy how time flies, but here we are. This week I’m having all my coaching clients recommit to their goals and objectives. But before you do that go back over the first eight months of the year...
Do You Have a Pre-Shot Routine?
Recently I read an article by a sports psychologist called “A Pre-Shot Routine." The article speaks to the importance of having a routine for everything you do. This routine becomes part of your visual and muscle memory, which increases the odds that you will...
Are You a Great Listener?
Think about someone that you know either at work or outside the workplace that you would qualify as a Great Listener. Picture that person in your head now and ask yourself why? What is it about this person that makes them a great listener. What do they do...
What Are Your Winning Habits?
This week I was watching a show called Hard Knocks on HBO which follows a football team through training camp and the pre-season. In it the head coach for the Chicago Bears shared something with his team that really resonated with me. He said “Winning doesn't make you...
Plant Your Tree
Guess what? We have firmly entered into the second half of the year so it’s time to kick your actions and productivity into a higher gear. To get you focused on these next five months there’s a great Chinese proverb that asks the question: When it the best time to...
Where is Your Laughter?
This past weekend we were able to spend some time out on a lake with some friends. If you live in the Midwest like I do, these are the summertime events we look forward to and only get the opportunity to do a few months out of the year. Being on the water with friends...
Where’s Your Swag
I’m fortunate in my career that I get to speak at conferences all over North America and beyond. If you’ve ever attended a conference, you probably have received some type of SWAG from conference organizers and sponsors. Over the years I’ve acquired bins full...
Self-Care Is Not Selfish
What is your energy level like today? Are you fired up and inspired to take on the challenges of in front of you? Or are feeling beat up and dragging, barely able to show up how you want to. In my coaching practice, I tend to look for 3 things in every...
Who Surrounds You?
There’s a great quote that simply states: “We are all the sum of the people with whom we choose to surround ourselves.” Think about all the people you surround yourself with on a consistent basis, the people you spend most of your time with. Now ask yourself: Do they...
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