Check-Up From the Neck-Up

Check-Up From the Neck-Up

  In case you haven’t noticed, we’re almost halfway through the year. I don’t know why the speed at which time passes still catches me off guard, but somehow it always does. The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays because it gives us a...
If We Don’t Change, Then We Choose

If We Don’t Change, Then We Choose

There’s a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. It’s become a bit of a cliche, but like so many old phrases it sticks around because it’s true.   In business, in leadership, and...
Thank You for Being Part of This Journey

Thank You for Being Part of This Journey

Every Friday morning, I sit down with a cup of coffee and hit “send.” And every Friday, I wonder who might need to hear that week’s message. Maybe it’s a leader struggling with a difficult conversation. Maybe it’s someone who feels stuck...
Graduate to Your Next Level & Become a Lifelong Learner

Graduate to Your Next Level & Become a Lifelong Learner

It’s Graduation season, which is always one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a time for new beginnings and a renewed sense of energy and spirit. And just like those of you that have graduated in your workplace to a new role in leadership, well my friends the...
Be the Backstop

Be the Backstop

I’ve been facilitating a lot of sessions recently around coaching and effective delegation, and I keep running into the same misconception from leaders at every level. Somewhere along the way, people started believing their job as a leader is to remove every problem,...