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Looking for Your Spark and What’s Next?
Maybe you can’t recall exactly when it went missing because it was such a gradual process and you’ve been on a supersonic treadmill for a…
If You are Very Good at What You Do
And are well compensated for it, you risk wearing golden handcuffs. Which, over time, become less golden and more handcuff. If, on the other hand,…
Don’t Wait
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what propels some people to take action and others not, specifically in the context stretching toward more and…
3 More Seats!
So, it seems the topic of next Tuesday’s 45 minute, 11am ET webinar Big Work: Creating a Fantastic and Fulfilling Next Act is quite popular.…
Speaking of Resilience
Last week, I was invited to deliver the closing keynote at a conference themed on resilience. Speaking on Magnificent Leadership®, which is all about how…
Pope Leadership
I’d been ruminating again on the classification of “soft skills” ever since last week when someone used the phrase. There must be a better descriptor,…
Two Seats!
We just opened two more seats for the cost-free webinar I’m offering on May 6th at 11am ET: Big Work: Creating a Fantastic and Fulfilling…
Anticipation
Of what’s around the corner couldn’t be more important. Or more difficult in today’s business climate. Which is why your team needs to be super…
The Big Work Webinar: Waitlist Only! Hit Reply to Get on It
On May 6th at 11am ET I’m hosting a 45 minute, cost-free webinar: Big Work: Creating a Fantastic and Fulfilling Next Act. This is the…
Did You See This?
On May 6th, at 11am ET, I’m offering a 45 minute, cost-free webinar: Big Work: Creating a Fantastic and Fulfilling Next Act. We have 2…
Big Work: Creating a Fantastic and Fulfilling Next Act, A Cost-Free Webinar
Maybe you’ve always dreamed of running an inn. Or running for office. Or a small non-profit with big impact. Perhaps its teaching and Board service…
Some Things Have Charges with Us
That’s Jessica Baum, author and therapist, during our conversation on Monday for The Making Magnificence Project® on how attachment theory plays out in life, at…
Nurturing Your Network, Genuinely
Do it well and you’ll reap the rewards many times over while forming new connections, gaining greater knowledge, and helping others. Internally: Identify the areas…
Announcing a Brand New Keynote!
One of the benefits of working with senior executives across a broad range of industries is the opportunity to see distinct business patterns irrespective of…
Jimmy Kimmel Called It
Let’s begin, shall we? (A line from this wonderful, poignant, heartfelt show.) You are not crazy to find what’s happening in our country to be…
Clips from Client Conversations
Being humble is different from being small. The first is about curiosity and learning. The second is about shrinking. It’s important to know which is…
Sunday Sketch
Of all things not business and leadership related. Ordering: From Escazu’s wondrous assortment of Valentine’s confections. Tomorrow is the last day to place an order…
AI Implication
AI will transform – is transforming – entire industries. From aviation to accounting, from healthcare to hospitality, whole sectors are going to look very different…
The Sunday (Recipe) Sketch
Of all things not business and leadership related. Searching: Still, for the perfect brownie recipe. This has been a years-long endeavor. I thought I had…
Last Week and the 3 M’s of Leadership
After flying back from client work, I stayed up to watch this interview with presidential historian Jon Meacham. It begins with the question of whether…
The Getty: A Case Study for Business Leaders
Amidst the terrible, unimaginable destruction and loss in Los Angeles, the Getty stands. Within each of its two buildings, an invaluable art collection is preserved,…
The Debate Over Remote Work is Wrong
There is cheering on LinkedIn. Two different executive coaches took emphatic stands for treating adults as adults, not caring when work gets done as long…
The Sunday (Recipe) Sketch
Of all things not business and leadership related. But first, a list of resources and ways to help Los Angeles residents from Maria Shriver’s newsletter.…
Ron Shaich’s 7th Inning: A New Way to Begin the New Year
With all the usual stuff, this stood out.
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