The Power of Your Network
Two conversations earlier this week were genuine gamechangers for me. Most of us spend more time than we care to admit wandering roughly in the direction we are headed. Then someone hands you a map and you realize how much ground you were about to cover the hard way. That is exactly what happened. Let […]
Overcome Obstacles by Tapping Into Your Network
When you run into an obstacle, how long does it take before you reach out to your network for support? For most that I work with, it’s not the first, second, or even fifth option that they think of. I realize that some of this comes from messages we’ve received from society. Messages like, “pull […]
Unlocking Opportunities Through Conversation
One of my favorite questions to ask is, ‘What are you most excited about at the moment?’ or, said differently, ‘What are you most looking forward to right now?’ Either of these questions opens the dialogue in a way that allows me to learn about the person’s interests. Inevitably, as the conversation continues, ideas will […]
Assessments Aren’t Meant to Put You In a Box
As a former Human Resource executive and as a leadership coach, I’ve been exposed to a good number of assessments. While in HR, I used to joke that we (the HR team) were the guinea pigs for any assessment the organization had heard about and wanted to test. “Try it on HR before we introduce […]
Break Out of Your Echo Chamber
I recently attended a coaching conference where the keynote speaker was sharing statistics about the coaching industry. One of the stats she shared was that less than 1% of the global population are coaches by profession (that’s on par with PhD’s!) You could see the audience struggling to wrap their heads around this as the […]
Who are Your Systems Serving?
See if this scenario sounds familiar. A customer of yours has an issue with your organization. They follow the company’s process and submit a written formal appeal. An employee looks at the appeal 29 days after it was submitted and notices that a form is needed by the organization in order to move forward with […]
How well do you know your team?
Today, Tony and I are celebrating our 30th anniversary. If you were to look at our PRISM portraits side-by-side (one of the features I love about this assessment), you might wonder how much friction there is in our relationship. My son would tell you that we have no friction. We have never fought and on […]
Can You Enjoy Yourself AND Be Productive?
I think that the “always on” mentality has sucked the joy right out of work. And, I would hazard a guess that future research will show that there are, at minimum, no productivity gains and more likely productivity losses from this approach. Additionally, your best employees will either burnout or leave as this level of […]
The Value of an Accountability Partner
Just today, I’ve had conversations with 4 different people all of which, at some point, centered around the concept of accountability partners. For those who aren’t familiar with the term, an accountability partner is someone who supports you (holds you accountable) in achieving the goals that you’ve set for yourself. A simple example of this […]
Are You Effectively Tapping Into Your Network?
Oftentimes, when working with a client who is exploring something new (a bigger role, a career change, etc), they lament that they don’t know where to start when it comes to preparing for this shift. This is a wonderful time to engage those who already know and like you. In this situation, there are three […]
