by admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Delegation, Executive Coaching, Latest Updates, Leadership Skills
Over half of my executive coaching clients have “improve delegating effectiveness” as a development priority. All are experienced senior players; each has a long, successful track record. And yet, they all share a simple, yet profound blind spot that turns them, and...
by admin | Jul 16, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Latest Updates, Leadership Skills
The football coach stood frustrated on the sideline as his quarterback threw incomplete passes. He suddenly rushed onto the field, grabbed the ball from the quarterback’s hands, and started passing to the startled wide receivers. After the coach completed a pass he...
by admin | Jun 24, 2014 | Executive Coaching, Latest Updates, Leadership self development, Self-Awareness
“I’m stuck…. I can’t move,” my friend stammered, as he stood frozen trying to exit my open front door. Brent has Parkinson’s, a neurological disease that sends conflicting messages within his brain. One part of his brain knew the door was a safe passage to home. Yet...
by admin | May 12, 2014 | Blog (All Categories), Coaching skills, Executive Coaching, Leadership Skills, Self-Awareness
I was recently exploring a new coaching relationship with a high achieving, successful executive. Paul insisted that he wanted to ‘bring his game to another level’ and thought I might be a catalyst for his professional development. As I listened to his background and...
by admin | Mar 12, 2014 | Conflict, Executive Coaching, Leadership Skills, Leading Change
Wayne is an accomplished and overburdened senior executive who hates dealing with his direct reports’ conflicts. He once told me that he’d rather have a spike driven into his eye than listen to them complain about each other. But leaders like Wayne often...
by admin | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog (All Categories), Executive Coaching
When my friend Ethan was transferred to another city we vowed to stay in touch. And we did, primarily with me initiating contact. Over time, the interval between our calls lengthened. I remember thinking with some annoyance, “I’m putting all the energy into our...