Leaders, Are You Available To “Just Talk It Out?”

Leaders, Are You Available To “Just Talk It Out?”

When meeting with coaching and mentoring clients, I will often do a gut check and ask, was this conversation helpful? Did this exercise make a difference? This conversation is typically in the moment, focused on a current issue and the conversation we just had. When I...
Book Review: The Potential Principle

Book Review: The Potential Principle

The Potential Principle, A proven system for closing the gap between how good you are and how good you could be, written by Mark Sanborn, published by Nelson Books, September 2017. What is your potential? Do you really know how good you could be? Or, do you limit...

A Leadership Lesson in a Life and Death Lesson

I had met her in a space where she was a person, instead of a problem to be solved. -Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air, page 90 When coaching or counseling team members, how often do we approach the conversation – no, the person – as if he or she is...

Highlights of Leadercast 2017

For the last many years I’ve attended a local broadcast of Leadercast, a global event aimed at supporting the development of leaders worth following. It’s always an inspiring day and one I usually share here on the blog. To that end, below is a key quote...

What Do People Thank You For? There Is Your Gift!

Have you ever had that forehead slapping “Now I get it” moment? I did, just last week. I’ve attended Mark Henson’s Superpower Summit twice. The first time was because I was fascinated by the title and what Mark refers to as ordinary superpowers...