Oct 31, 2025
Happy But Hungry
My favorite leaders share one defining trait: they are happy but hungry . They’re deeply grateful for their team, their progress, and the success they’ve achieved...yet they’re nev…
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Oct 24, 2025
The Biggest "Leader" Problem I See
Imagine…the sales person is too busy to meet with a customer. The HR manager is too busy to post the latest job opening. The finance manager is too busy to close the books.…
Oct 22, 2025
You Got The Job...Now What?
Building Trust Fast: A New Leader’s Playbook for Earning Respect You just got the promotion...or landed a new leadership role. Congratulations. But now comes the hard part: earning…
Oct 20, 2025
What To Talk About
The Maturity of a Leadership Team: Knowing What to Talk About I had an epiphany recently. When I think about my best clients, the ones with strong, high-performing leadership teams…
Sep 29, 2025
Pushing Again
I'm Pushing Again When I was a younger leader, and even early in my coaching career, I was ambitious. I pushed clients hard - sometimes harder than they wanted to be pushed. Some r…
Sep 15, 2025
Playmakers and Scorers: Knowing Your Role to Win
Almost every successful business runs on teamwork. And just like in sports, every player has a role that contributes to the overall win. On most team, we think about two types of e…
Sep 2, 2025
Building Up or Tearing Down
A few weeks ago, I went on a hiking trip that reminded me how much leadership matters. My original guide was experienced and highly rated. On paper, he seemed like the perfect lead…
Aug 8, 2025
Am I Getting Fired?
A new client recently told me about something that should have been a simple, positive interaction. A manager asked an employee to lunch - a casual, one-on-one conversation meant t…
Aug 6, 2025
The Bottleneck Is Always at the Top of the Bottle
There’s an old saying in business: The bottleneck is always at the top of the bottle. It’s a blunt reminder that, more often than not, the biggest constraint to an organization’s g…