How to brag with style!
Nobody likes a braggart. But there are times where you need to promote yourself – to your boss, to potential customers, to future employers. How do you promote yourself in […]
More coach training, in London!
As you might know, I was in London this week attending the followup class to the Coaching Fundamentals class I took back in September. That class was, in essence, the […]
The courage to act
How many times do you know what the right thing is to do, but lack the courage to act upon it? Humans are wonderful at rationalizing, at finding creative excuses […]
The crisis of character
I had a chance to attend a fantastic workshop this morning, led by the incomparable Gus Lee. Never heard of him? He’s a leader in challenging people to find and […]
What are soft skills?
There’s more than a little fuzziness around the concept of “soft skills.” “Hard skills” are thought of as those technical abilities which often lend their name to an entire profession: […]
Why such a tough decision?
In setting up my new business, one of the toughest challenges so far is picking a company name. I’ve been (kind of) working on that for a month now, but […]
Holding yourself accountable
I’ve noticed that a lot of people tend to shy away from being held accountable. They seem to worry about the penalties which might be imposed if something goes wrong. […]
The employee’s agenda vs. the company’s agenda
As a manager, if you focus on the employee’s agenda when you’re coaching him or her, how do you ensure that the company’s agenda is being addressed? Let’s focus on […]
You versus the Cubicle
Here’s an article I know you’ll enjoy, written by Steve Pavlina: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/10/you-vs-the-cubicle/ Given that we can have so much of our work life sucked away by the power of those […]
The Big Decision
I hinted that a big decision was in the works for me, which is this: I’m no longer hunting for a job. Instead, I’m now building my coaching business. What […]