I thought this might be an interesting case study. I’ve come across many articles where writers (both lay and scholars) have stated that...

The older I get, the more reflective and observant I become. It might be because I’m older and a bit wiser, but I think it’s more about...

[Note: This post was updated July 2024 for freshness & clarity.] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, titled “Executive Coach or...

[From CCL’s description of the book]:An essential book on leadership development and coaching, Compass is the go-to reference to help...

“Oversupervising or undersupervising—that is, giving people too much or too little direction—has a negative impact on people’s...

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According to DecisionWise (2018), “Employee engagement is an emotional state where we feel passionate, energetic, and committed to our...

One year ago on December 20, 2017, I flew half way across the U.S. to interview for a position at a very famous tech company in northern...

“Layoffs are mostly bad for companies, harmful for the economy, and devastating for employees.” -Newsweek (2010) In December 2017, I...

SEE: See mistakes as learning opportunities and see yourself not as a victim One of my former college students shared this: “I have...

In a Wall Street Journal article, Staats (2018) writes, “we have an action bias: We would rather be seen doing something than doing...

“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) When I read...

I’ve been thinking a lot about emotional intelligence and the Bar-On Model of Emotional-Social Intelligence. According to the Bar-On...

One of the most popular coaching models in the world is the G.R.O.W. Model (Whitmore, 2017). GROW is one of the earliest (perhaps even...

Awaken, Align, Accelerate (2011) is a leadership development and coaching guide from MDA Leadership Consulting. The book harnesses “the...

There are four types of people who destroy and neutralize a conversation dead in its track. These types can be distinct but often I find...

“Coaching is helping another person reach higher levels of effectiveness by creating a dialogue that leads to awareness and action.”...

[Note: This post was updated July 2022 for freshness & clarity.] In the book, The Truth About Managing People, professor Stephen P....

Athletics carrying a crew canoe over heads | Credit: Clerkenwell I was contacted by a freelance writer working on a blog post for the...

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