Welcoming a New Addition
Last year we lost our 13-year-old Dog, he was a little Pomeranian named Desmond. The house was so empty without him, so my wife and I immediately went out and added a new addition to our family, he’s now a 14 pound Pomsky named J.J. and he’s really sweet....
Create a Strategic Plan
As we enter the fall months it’s time to start creating your plan to close this year strong and start the new year with focus and energy. I’m asked to facilitate strategic planning sessions for organizations all over the country so I thought to help you get a...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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