by timfurlong | Aug 8, 2014 | Blog
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...
by timfurlong | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog
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...
by timfurlong | Jul 11, 2014 | Blog
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...
by timfurlong | Jun 27, 2014 | Blog
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...
by timfurlong | Jun 13, 2014 | Blog
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...
by timfurlong | Jun 6, 2014 | Blog
Memorial day has come and gone and for me that always been the official kick off of summer. There is something about summer that just invokes a feeling of freedom and that anything is possible. I wish I could somehow bottle up that feeling and keep it with me everyday...
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