You Can Be A Great Leader And Also Have A Life

As an executive coach, I have an inbound form that all clients fill out prior to our first time together.  They have an opportunity to list different areas for development.  Without fail, work life balance shows up on everyone’s list including mine.  The lines have become so blurred and technology Read more…

Busyness Is Our Worst Addiction

Every day we all ask ourselves How am I doing?  Where you go to answer that question is critically important.  We all need security and significance but if you have replaced real accomplishments in your life with just more activity, especially at work, then you are headed for a bad Read more…

The Power Of Gratitude

This is one of my favorite times of the year when we stop the crazy cycle just long enough to focus on all the things we are thankful for in life.  I have found the ability to do this at the beginning of every day is the secret to maintaining Read more…

How To Stay Positive In Dark Times

I am no stranger to social disruption because I grew up during the 1960’s, one of the most painful decades in the life of our country.  However, I will have to admit that the sheer volume and bitter rancor that we saw last week was in many ways even more Read more…

7 Reasons To Own Less

I encounter a lot of stress not only in my own life but especially with the executives I coach through my company.  One of the self inflicted wounds in this overload world we live in is caused by the demands our stuff places on us just to maintain what we Read more…

How To Deal With Disappointment

Great leaders are always taking risks and experiencing failure.  The reason they have this ability is because they have learned how to process their failure quickly by learning form their mistakes and then trying again.  You cannot lead others if you do not possess the courage to move on from Read more…