Back in 2011 or 2012, during a yoga class or perhaps while meditating, I created a pithy phrase that summed up my instructions for a conscious, fulfilling life at the time. Channeling a consumer packaged goods marketer’s brain I came up with “Talk Less. Listen More. Focus on Your Breathing. Express Gratitude. Repeat”, similar to the words we have all… [Read More]
Six Question Process
For your advancement, from time to time I will reach out and share coaching resources, tools and ideas that come from other successful executive and leadership coaches. Today I am sharing the “Six Question Process” from executive coach and author Marshall Goldsmith. Marshall has been coaching senior executive leaders in major global corporations for over thirty years… [Read More]
I Just Met Elon Musk… Well Almost
Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend a meeting where there was a slight possibility that the visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk might show up. I had worked hard to set the meeting up and was excited about what the day might have in store. As I sat there in my hotel room that… [Read More]
Growthfrontation – A New Perspective on Conflict
One of my clients, a successful CEO of a thriving services company was recently confiding how she felt about conflict. “As much as I know that I need to confront my employees regarding their missteps, I have a really hard time doing so. I put it off for weeks; I run through the conversations and… [Read More]
One Little Example of Courage
I play in a recreational hockey league in my community. It consists of a bunch of mostly late middle-aged men and a few women that enjoy the challenge and camaraderie of the affliction known as “adult onset ice hockey.” The skill levels of the participants vary from former college and high school players to rank… [Read More]
Are You a “Hitter?”
Recently, I was meeting with a 40-something client of mine, a long-time Managing Director at a successful middle-market private equity firm. He described the process by which he had just landed a seat on the board of advisors of a very prestigious international studies program at his alma mater. “Somehow my name came to the… [Read More]