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More Than a Quarter Left

What if you went out of the gate this month with your mindset from January, looking forward to what was possible, viewing the months ahead…

Your Front Line is Your Bottom Line

In DC last week for client work, I arrive at my hotel to discover that the requests I’ve made in advance regarding my room are…

The Right Question

Isn’t about why something is happening. The better question, if not the right question, is: What am I Going to Make of It?    …

People or Process?

Both. Processes aren’t flawless, ever, and you need great people with the discretion and authority to make the right decisions when processes need to be…

Readiness

Is not the same as being prepared.  Or knowing what lies ahead. It is not the absence of fear. Rather, it is simply the place…

Preparing for Promotion

Strategic prioritization is one of the key domains that I address with coaching clients, particularly if they’re moving into elevated leadership roles. A few questions:…

You Can Do Without a Great EA

But it’s not a great idea.  One of the first things that I look at when working with a leader who’s been elevated into a…

When You’re Using the Wrong Hammer

Training can do a lot of things.  It can convey cultural messaging and expectations.  It can illustrate concepts, outline principles.  Provide information.  Reinforce standards. But…

Mediocre or Magnificent?

An elderly widow.  Several CEOs.  A writer.  Head of an avalanche mitigation team.  Government officials. I spoke to many different kinds of leaders for The…

Great Expectations

Are you communicating them?  Clearly? Are you meeting them?  Consistently?   My next openings are in late July.  For more on working with me directly…

Who Gets Coaching?

Your best and your brightest, the leaders with the greatest potential.  Develop those people, and there will be a giant ripple out effect from that…

If You Want Success, Deconstruct It

I like to say that no one cheers for my clients more than I do.  When someone has a success, something they’ve been stretching and…

Sushi Bar

It’s evening and I’m looking over the last of the sushi at a high-end grocery store.  It doesn’t look great.  The employee behind the counter…

Mile 22

Is supposed to be the worst mile of a marathon.  Runners report hitting a wall, with very little physical reserve left.  Even though there are…

Impact

Impact is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. A few questions: What does impact mean to you?  How do you define it? Where…

The Upside of Infighting

Self-Correcting Teams™, those that go beyond high performance to exemplary performance, can have considerable disagreement, debate, and dissent without doing damage to the team. Which…

Do You Trust Your Colleagues?

Or, put another way, do you have colleagues whom you can trust? Those you can seek out at critical junctures when you need carefully considered…

Are you elevating your leadership as your business grows?