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    Values-Based Leadership
    • Jul 1
    • 4 min

    Values-Based Leadership

    Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management says a values-based leader aims to...
    Book Review – LEAD NOW!: A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders (2nd ed.)
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 13 min

    Book Review – LEAD NOW!: A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders (2nd ed.)

    “Leadership is a future-oriented ability to establish direction, align people, and help others to work together. We believe a leader is...
    How to Give Direct and Clear Feedback
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 7 min

    How to Give Direct and Clear Feedback

    From front-line leaders all the way up to C-suite leaders, I have seen, time and time again, how managers have made a mess in delivering...
    Resilience Is Adapting Successfully to Adversity, Hardship, and Tragedy
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 8 min

    Resilience Is Adapting Successfully to Adversity, Hardship, and Tragedy

    “The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” -Robert Jordan, The Fires of Heaven Looking Back at...
    Blocked Personal Learners Don’t See Value in Self-Development
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    Blocked Personal Learners Don’t See Value in Self-Development

    “Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from...
    Three Leadership Derailing Behaviors
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Three Leadership Derailing Behaviors

    Leaders exhibit common bad habits and researchers have pinpointed specific behaviors that can derail a person’s career (Lombardo &...
    Overcoming Obstacles: Attitude and Approach Are Answers to Pains and Problems
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Overcoming Obstacles: Attitude and Approach Are Answers to Pains and Problems

    “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”-William Shakespear In his book, The Obstacle Is the Way, Ryan Holiday...
    Steve Jobs Had Moderately Low Emotional Intelligence
    • Jan 6, 2020
    • 12 min

    Steve Jobs Had Moderately Low Emotional Intelligence

    I thought this might be an interesting case study. I’ve come across many articles where writers (both lay and scholars) have stated that...
    People with Secure High Self-Esteem Don’t Need or Seek External Validation
    • Dec 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    People with Secure High Self-Esteem Don’t Need or Seek External Validation

    The older I get, the more reflective and observant I become. It might be because I’m older and a bit wiser, but I think it’s more about...
    Coaching vs. Therapy – Referring Coaching Clients with Mental Illness
    • Oct 7, 2019
    • 5 min

    Coaching vs. Therapy – Referring Coaching Clients with Mental Illness

    [Note: This post was updated February 2021 for freshness & clarity.] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, titled “Executive Coach...
    Book Review – Compass: Your Guide For Leadership Development And Coaching
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 7 min

    Book Review – Compass: Your Guide For Leadership Development And Coaching

    [From CCL’s description of the book]:An essential book on leadership development and coaching, Compass is the go-to reference to help...
    How to Manage Better by Matching Leadership Style to Development Level
    • Aug 25, 2019
    • 7 min

    How to Manage Better by Matching Leadership Style to Development Level

    “Oversupervising or undersupervising—that is, giving people too much or too little direction—has a negative impact on people’s...
    Overplanning Is No Substitute For Getting Sh*t Done
    • Jun 26, 2019
    • 3 min

    Overplanning Is No Substitute For Getting Sh*t Done

    Overplanning is defined as planning excessively or in more detail than is necessary. No Amount of Planning Can Ever Replace Just Getting...
    Fully Engaged – When Great Days at Work Feel Like MAGIC
    • May 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    Fully Engaged – When Great Days at Work Feel Like MAGIC

    According to DecisionWise (2018), “Employee engagement is an emotional state where we feel passionate, energetic, and committed to our...
    Going Through Your No’s Before Getting to Your Yes
    • Jan 1, 2019
    • 5 min

    Going Through Your No’s Before Getting to Your Yes

    One year ago on December 20, 2017, I flew half way across the U.S. to interview for a position at a very famous tech company in northern...
    Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help
    • Dec 3, 2018
    • 7 min

    Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

    “Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...
    The Three S’s (See, Surround, Set) to Overcoming Failure
    • Nov 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    The Three S’s (See, Surround, Set) to Overcoming Failure

    SEE: See mistakes as learning opportunities and see yourself not as a victim One of my former college students shared this: “I have...
    An “Action Bias” Can Be Counterproductive
    • Sep 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    An “Action Bias” Can Be Counterproductive

    In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...
    Self-Actualization: Realizing Your Potential
    • Aug 15, 2018
    • 4 min

    Self-Actualization: Realizing Your Potential

    “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...
    Self-Regard: Warts & All
    • Aug 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    Self-Regard: Warts & All

    I’ve been thinking a lot about emotional intelligence and the Bar-On Model of Emotional-Social Intelligence. According to the Bar-On...
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