An old friend recently attended an off-site leadership meeting – a chance to reconnect and to “center” as regards company objectives and culture. I asked him what he thought about the affair. “Oh, wonderful,” he answered and I could hear the sarcasm in his voice...
Someone asked me once, “So what is it that an Executive Coach is supposed to do exactly?” My answer, “Tell the truth to people who may not be used to hearing it.” That’s not always easy – regardless of whether you’re working with a senior executive or...
I’ve visited my share of crime scenes over the years. My guess is that I will be there for a few more. Not crime scenes in the conventional sense – but they might as well be. Because there were multiple victims – and at bare minimum, a robbery...
In the “If I told you this when you were a kid, you wouldn’t believe me” category. Someday you will carry in your pocket a small device that gives you access to all the information in human history – and a portal that can connect...
I invest a fair amount of time in the coaching arena. Here’s a hot topic - and it's growing even hotter. It usually begins with something like this ...
Someone asked me recently, “So, if you could go back in time and offer some small piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be?” Well, that gave me something to ponder. Here’s a partial answer. It doesn’t begin to capture the lessons – nor...
Johns Hopkins issued an interesting report a few days ago - findings that suggest each year some 800,000 people die and/or are permanently disabled because they are misdiagnosed. The implication is that somewhere/somehow a clinician in this country missed the call – and the ramifications were...
An old friend of mine welcomed a new grandchild a few days ago. It was, as you might imagine, a joyous occasion – a little boy destined to be surrounded by love. He was born into an amazing family - and my old friend will be a...
I remember with vivid clarity my first day of school. Walking hand in hand with my mom into tiny Fallston Elementary – unsure of this whole education thing…. the unfamiliar faces….or the lady that introduced herself as my teacher. Mrs. Cline would turn out to be a...
The little boy reluctantly handed the note to his mother. “Mom, my teacher gave this paper to me and told me only you are to read it. What does it say?” Then he saw the tears well in her eyes. She looked at young Thomas and read the...