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Dump the Deck
Last weekend, at the conclusion of a very intense EMBA entrepreneurship program, it was pitch time. Teams at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler B-School were presenting their business…
The Yellow Pages
Arrived this week, severely shrunken from the last time I used it, easily more than a decade ago. It never even made it to the…
Losing the Moment
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about capacity, about the kind that resides in all of us and is made greater – if we allow…
Influence as Authority
Your role may not directly give it to you. Particularly if you’re leading an initiative across your organization that brings in key stakeholders from a…
There is No Substitute
For the potent combination of hustle + passion + curiosity. (Hustle might also be thought of as drive or energy.) I was reminded of this…
How do We Know?
A senior executive client recently told me that although they’d had previous coaching during their career, they found our engagement to be distinctly helpful. Which…
Undergoing a 360? 3 Actions
I know, just what you want to be reading on a Friday afternoon. But I’ve been doing a lot of these lately and want to…
Fierce
Learners. One of the descriptors that links my most successful clients. Irrespective of their accomplishments. And they’re not bashful about that thirst, it’s part of…
More Seats Added! October 19+20: The Magnificent Leadership® Annual Event
We have sold out but just opened 5 extra seats. 4 remain. If you want to prepare yourself, your organization, and your team for a…
How To Take Care of Cut Flowers
I’ve been buying cut flowers lately and realize that I know a bit about how to keep them at their best for the longest period…
Filling a Vital Role? 4 Questions
What are the responsibilities and duties of the role? Its scope? Be thorough. Consider what was lacking or stellar in the last person who occupied…
Who are We?
How are we together? Who do we want to become? Is there something about the way we’re working together that we want to change? Where…
Bear Down, Work Harder
Your default? Mine, too. And it’s not helpful. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all about working with energy and attention and focus and determination toward…
If You Manage Up
With attention and care and acumen, be sure to do the same below. Soft skills, as they’re so often called, are actually vital skills. Particularly…
October 19+20: The Magnificent Leadership® Annual Event LIVE!
Once a year, I host a live, in-person business leadership event that is designed to foster real conversation and learning among senior executives. In addition…
Sunday Sketch
Celebrating: The opening of Boulted Bread’s beautiful, new space in Raleigh. They now have café-style indoor seating and a completely open kitchen so you can…
If You Don’t Express It
You can’t expect it. Goes for timelines, deadlines, measures, and expectations, in general. For more on working with me go here for a recent list…
We Haven’t Done that Before
Or done it that way before. Are among the least best reasons for not attempting something in business. They might be reasons for caution or…
Is Your Team Summer Ready?
Able to truly take vacations and step away while the show continues to go on — flawlessly? Are you? For more on working with me…
If You’re Being Dragged into the Mud
By office politics or powerplays or egos or territories or anything that distracts you from delivering on what your value really is, drop the rope.…
Ways of Working Together this Year
It’s been a bit busy over here, and I’ve been meaning to get this out to you. Below you’ll find some of the most common…
October 19+20: The Magnificent Leadership® Annual Event
Seats are quite limited. Many have already been reserved. Mark your calendars now. This is a unique, intimate-sized business leadership event at a luxury property…
Can We Talk About Therapy?
I’ll go first. I see a therapist. For support, for guidance, for another perspective, for shining the light where I’m unable to and challenging me,…
The Length of Brevity
Tighten up your words – in speech and writing — and it will go a long way. You’ll be more impactful and influential. And perceived…
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