Good Leaders Are Good Learners

I have attended and led a lot of formal leadership training and development.  What has profited me the most is what I get through my personal leadership development platform.  I collect all of my streams through Feedly.com and have the ability to sort the content by what I actually can Read more

5 Reasons Leaders Don’t Challenge The Status Quo

There is not an organization that I have worked with that does not want to see improvement.  Especially to overall productivity and the bottom line.  They talk a lot about change and moving the bar from just more efficiencies to the priority of strategic innovation.  However, few are willing to Read more

8 Things To Avoid For A Healthy Marriage

This is a subject I know far too much about when in the category of what not to do instead of follow me.  Probably learning how to communicate effectively when your feelings are hurt would move to the top of the list. On the one extreme we can’t stuff our Read more

10 Ways To Confirm You Are Burnt Out

My life has become a daily struggle to maintain margin because the demands continue to exceed my capacity.  When I stay in this deficit position for more than one week, I literally hit the wall emotionally, physically and spiritually.  I am fighting to set boundaries that serve as early warning Read more

What I’ve Learned From Being Fired

There may be nothing more devastating professionally than being fired.  Even thought the situation was highly problematic to work in, there is still a certain finality and rejection in being told you are done.  However, in hindsight without exception, I have eventually moved on to a better place.  This Michael Read more

The 4 Types Of Project Manager

I have come to believe through my executive coaching that alignment may be one of the most powerful concepts for most organizations.  The lack of alignment, especially with leaders and their teams, creates a culture where many opportunities are lost.  This HBR post is extremely helpful: “Few issues garner more Read more

5 Ways To Get Great Ideas From Your Team

I have noticed recently two extremes in my coaching when it comes to team effectiveness.  One extreme has been around forever, the celebrity leader who basically uses the team exclusively for execution.  The other one is where the team becomes a great place to share ideas but nothing really gets Read more

Four Work-Life Questions To Ponder On Vacation

My life is spent doing a lot of executive coaching.  When we start a coaching relationship, I ask people to fill out a personal profile form to help me understand their needs.  Without exception the issue of work-life balance is always identified as a major problem.  This Fast Company post Read more