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Life

Feelings, Emotions and Moods: How to Say What You are Experiencing

Aware or not, most people experience a wide range of emotions during an average day. And, these experiences are highly…
Leadership

What is an Executive Coach?

During some point in your career, there may be an opportunity to consider hiring an executive coach. Whether you seek…
Leadership

Lead Your Team to Success: Ask The Right Questions

When Joel, a senior VP of sales, first began his executive coaching engagement with me, he was perplexed. His team had…
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Life

The New Age of Journaling

I have been journaling for most of my adult life and although my exact process and method have changed over…
Life

How to Get Along with Others at Work

Having worked at the top of organizations for decades, I often have a bird’s eye view of their interpersonal dynamics.…
Career, Life

Hush Trips are a Top Travel Trend but Workers Say Shhh

In today’s world of remote and hybrid work, we are working on the go more than ever before. But there’s…
Leadership

10 Words Leaders Should Eliminate

When I’m coaching leaders, it’s not unusual for me to jump in and make a real-time vocabulary correction. It may…
Life

How to Overcome Your Greatest Fears

As an executive coach, I work with the top leaders in organizations, large to small. From that vantage point I…
Career, Life

New Parents are Pushing Back for Better Workplaces

While companies tout their benefits for new parents, a new report shows they may not actually be delivering on these…
Accountability, Leadership

Should You Do an Apology Tour?

If I see a need for a coaching client to repair and rebuild relationships, I often recommend what I call…
Leadership

How Personal Development Leads to Professional Success

One of my all-time favorite quotes is from author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn: To a fault, I often see…
Career

Are You Working Your Dream Job?

What did you dream about doing for work when you were a kid? Perhaps it was an astronaut or a…
Leadership

10 Habits that Hinder Performance

We tend to go through our days robotically. If you look closely and honestly at yourself, you will discover that…
Leadership

10 Ways your Behavior Conflicts with Success

If you are a successful leader who has moved up the organizational ladder quickly, you may have accomplished this while…
Leadership

Be a Better Manager with the Help of AI 

AI’s role in the workplace is moving into a new phase. More people are embracing it at work and see…
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