NOT Biz as usual: New, renewed, renewable.
11 days into the new year. Can you tell how it’s going to turn out? It’s an artificial break, I know, but I’m kind of partial to new beginnings. I am a sucker for starting things and love that feeling...
View ArticleAuthenticity: Unlocking the key to significance.
Photo by Sabo Tercero Today I summed up a few things I had been reflecting about after reading a note from an old colleague. This is what it sparked in me: In the GREAT stage of life, my role is small...
View ArticleWhat just happened?
You know those times when WOW is about the best way to describe your reaction? Things fall into place, seem to all work out at once. And it’s a GREAT feeling, right? Right? RIGHT? Or, you think it...
View ArticleGot a kick-ass project on a tight deadline with a growing team? Can you be...
Sorry about the uber-long headline. I am sure you get the picture. Yesterday I was sharing my view about a huge project we are working on with a new set of collaborators when I got stopped in my tracks...
View ArticleThe blessing of discomfort: a note to successful people.
Ah, the many blessings that come wrapped in brown paper! Discomfort is one of them. When working with coaching clients or in training sessions there is nobody more aware of the impact of positive...
View ArticleYou want to be right. Right?
Yesterday I got into an argument with a colleague on a subject I know more about than he. At least that’s what I was thinking. I honestly can’t recall how it started, but somehow the conversation...
View ArticleHello? This is Mr. Underwood speaking! One President is real.
It was intended as a joke. Playing on his character, Frank Underwood of House of Cards fame, Kevin Spacey tweeted this a couple of days ago at the Cancún tourism event Tianguis Turístico: And I...
View ArticleAre You Leading with Value in Mind?
The is an article I posted over on LeadChange! I hope you enjoy it. Great leaders feel most energized when they can add massive value to the community they are working with or the world at large. And...
View ArticleWrestling through difficulty: Down and undefeated.
Have you noticed that some of the people you admire most and consider successful share their stories of past defeat readily?They like to remember the lessons they learned from them, take them out to...
View ArticleThe beauty in not getting what you want. Are you ready for a miracle year?
Recently I have been helping myself and others out of challenging times. Maybe things are not working out as we would have liked. Yet, in the past, these deviations from the coveted route have always...
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