Leaves Are Changing, How About You?
Autumn in Michigan is truly my favorite time of the year. The changing leaves create a natural fireworks display every day. The sunny days and cool nights are perfect for sitting outside with a hot cup of coffee or hot cider wearing jeans and a sweatshirt. The apples...
Be Great Today
One of the best ways I’ve ever learned to accomplish goals and sustain momentum is to pay attention to the messages and conversations I have with myself. What am I saying to myself over and over again? Believe it or not, those conversations matter. In my opinion, they...
Getting Outside the Wake
It’s hard to believe that summer has passed us by already and we’re about to get out the pumpkins. This past summer my family was fortunate to visit relatives and friends who happen to live on lakes with boats and, most importantly for the kids, “tubes.” For those of...
Post a New You
Post a New You by Rob Otte I was visiting with someone the other day and discussing his picture on a social media website. It was a great photo. Big smile. Casual. Lots of energy. A great picture. He said he wasn't sure about it. He was thinking about getting a more...
Done, Done and Onto the Next One
Does your life feel like an endless list of to-do items, tasks and email replies? If you said, “yes,” believe me, you are not alone. The pace of our modern life and workplaces feels like a blur. One project rolls into the next one, and one event bleeds into another....
Who’s Coaching You?
A few weeks ago, I read an article in USA Today about the Oakland A’s first baseman Brandon Moss, who had just made his first All-Star game. Normally, I wouldn’t be all that interested in this type of article. What struck me was that Moss had almost quit the game a...
Leadership and the Game of Tetris
I was having a discussion with a coaching client who recently entered the C-suite as an executive of a fairly large organization. I like to compare this experience for a new executive with “drinking out of a fire hose.” Through our discussion it was clear she had...
Six Months Down, Six More to Go
The 4th of July weekend always has a way of making me feel like a kid. I love watching fireworks, hanging out on a boat, eating potato salad, loading on the sunscreen or bug-spray, and noticing how all the kids, nieces and nephews have all grown up. Some even have...
You Can’t Beat The Umpires
Recently, a participant in one of my leadership programs shared her experience of being moved around within her organization over the past six months against her wishes. She was told it had nothing to do with performance, and in fact her reviews were stellar. She...
Do You Appreciate Dear Old Dad?
Last weekend at a graduation party for my niece I had a conversation with a friend who happens to have 2 boys about the same age as my own. Like most parents we began discussing how much better our own kids have it than we did growing up. This is a conversation...
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