The Challenge to Influence
When I met Jessica*, I was immediately struck by her passion and clarity. She was a woman on a mission! She could see that her company was committed to doing things the way they’d always been done, and it was causing the best-and-the-brightest to jump ship. As she explained it, people were leaving because they wanted to […]
Do You Appreciate the Greatness in Others?
It’s almost comical. I had written to applaud my amazing experience at Alvin and Friends last weekend, and he had commented to thank me for my piece, and in doing so we both prospered. I find this to be true time and time again. Some of my greatest relationships – both business and personal – have flourished […]
Life Happens – Expectations, Forgiveness and Humanity
Last week I received an email from a potential business colleague profusely apologizing for having to reschedule our call. Her child was sick, her normal sitter out of town, and she was home beating herself up for not being available. A few days later, there was a time-zone snafu with another call I had scheduled, and the […]
The Responsibility of Brave
My kiddo just graduated from the 5th grade, and while in my day that wasn’t a big deal, for these 10 and 11 year-olds, it’s a huge rite-of-passage. As I think about his next chapter, I have but one hope; that he is brave. I guess it’s all in how you define it, isn’t it? The […]
Where Do You Find the Reflection of Your Best Self?
Where do you find the reflection of your best self? When you look in the mirror? Can we actually see our best self, or is “being your best” just an aspirational thing? Would you know it if you saw it? Where do you find the reflection of your best self? What I find most often when I look […]
A Leader’s Most Important Job
On the first day of my son’s Spring break, I woke up to 3 inches of snow. Everything was blanketed in white, electrified by the morning sun. By lunchtime it was gone, as if it were a mirage. Could it be that all transformation is similar? That one day we’re one way – believing we’re capable of […]
Could You Be So Right It’s Hurting You?
I woke up this morning to little snowflakes on my windshield. SNOW! Apparently New York didn’t get the ‘it’s Spring” memo. When I saw the snow I immediately felt grumpy and, after 2 or 3 minutes of pouting, I realized I have a choice. I can choose to stay grumpy and let it ruin my mood […]
Who Are Your Anti-Busy-Buddies?
“I wish I could” she said, “I never have time for lunch. It’s crazy-busy here. Always.” “Oh I hear ya! This is the first time I’ve come up for air in weeks!” I replied, feeling like I had to somehow justify the unfilled gap in my day. As a culture we wear our overwhelm like […]
How Can You Anchor Yourself?
T.S. Elliott once wisely said, “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” As I wriggle back into “normalcy” after vacation adventures in Puerto Rico, I find that I’ve a whole new appreciation for this place I […]
