I am often humbled by the wisdom of my 13 year old son, a boy who came out of the womb with a football in one hand and a baseball glove on the other.  Since the age of 4 he’s been throwing, catching, hitting or kicking a ball with other kids – on and off the formal field of play.  He gets what team work is all about.

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A popular subject, I know.  But, please, endulge me a little and consider my own personal story on the power of the positive. 

Almost 3 months ago, I was diagnosed with a life threatening disease.  I could have let the news take me down and render me useless to myself, my family, my friends and colleagues or anyone around me.  But I didn’t!  (more…)

Nothing energizes me more than an executive (or anyone in a leadership role, for that matter) who recognizes that they don’t know it all and still have room to grow.  I thoroughly enjoy observing the “aha” moments, helping my client develop actions plans for progress and hearing about the successful execution of something we’ve discussed or planned together. 

One of the most common “aha” moments I get to experience with my clients is when they make the breakthrough on building a truly effective connection with their peeps.  (more…)

Our society has trained us to look at everyone and everything with a critical eye.  Nothing is ever good enough.  We have all become quality control inspector #13.  In just about any situation we might find ourselves being overly critical; thinking things like, “I wouldn’t have done it that way,” or “they could have done it this way for better results”.   If a project was completed as planned, instead of taking a moment to celebrate the accomplishment, we immediately jump to conducting a post mortem to see how we can do it better next time.  

As a leader it’s your job to be on the lookout for continuous improvement opportunities with a critical eye.  After all, you are responsible for the results.  But that’s just half the value of leading with a critical eye. 

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