2011 in Reflection: My First Year of Blogging
2011 closes the first year of my blog. It’s been a year of learning – the biggest of which was learning how to condense what I want to say into a readable chunk. I still find the shorter the post, the longer it takes me to write. I’ve had the good fortune to connect...
Before you begin, pause…
This is a lovely week – the last week of the year. The darkest week of the year, here in the northern hemisphere. If we pay attention, we can’t help but pause. What does any great athlete do before they… …. dive into the water …. throw the discus …. grab the rings...
Let’s Harness the Power of Social Media to Help Dan Rockwell
Dan does not remember the accident, although he was later told they found his truck down a steep ravine wrapped around a tree. He has a fuzzy recollection of the ride in the helicopter. But he does not remember the EMT folks who saved his life at the scene by...
8 Reasons Why Vision Matters
Have you ever been part of a team that magically came together? -where everyone thoroughly enjoyed being part of the team, worked together in synchronicity, and where you were really proud of what you accomplished? Over the years when I ask this question, I hear...
What If You Changed and No One Noticed?
Have you ever tried changing a behavior and no one noticed you were different? It's not uncommon. Jim was a "hands-on boss." He had high standards and his team performed well. However, they depended on him for almost all decisions, and as a result he worked long hours...
Hang Your Work in a Tree Tonight
If you do what you love for a living, you’ll never work a day in your life. ~anonymous An appealing thought, if it means living an integrated life. However...there's a big difference between living an integrated life and being consumed by work. No one has yet said...
Manage the Mid-Space or Your Vision Will Fail
“Our company had a big meeting a few weeks ago where the president laid out his vision. It means big changes and a lot of us were skeptical about it. But I have to say that by the end of his presentation, he had us all sold. It was pretty impressive.” Frank had...
What Really Happened When the Lights Went Out
It's cold here. It’s been a week since we lost electric power in the small towns of central Connecticut. Last Saturday we were caught by a freak storm that dumped eight inches of heavy wet snow. The beautiful trees, still sporting their fall foliage, held the heavy...
Seeing is Achieving
Today's post is a guest post by Mark Goulston, M.D. This article first appeared in the Los Angeles Times, distributed by Tribune Media Services. Dr. Goulston is a business psychiatrist, executive coach and author of Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through...
Diagnose and Cure Team Drift
This week's blog post has been published in the Harvard Business Review. Click here to read it. One of the most common complaints I hear from managers is, "I want to re-energize our team. We used to be cohesive and enjoy working together. Now everyone is focused on...
Be the Boss You’d Like to Have
The friendly gentleman sitting next to me on the airplane said: “I like my boss because he is genuinely interested in me and what I’m doing. He doesn’t just ask generally how things are going, he says, ‘how’s the [specific] project going?’ I know he’s paying...
What Happened to Vision? Your Thoughts?
Here's a question I have been mulling over for awhile. I don't have the answer and am hoping your responses will help provide some clarity. In the 1980’s and 90’s there was great interest in the topic of vision. Countless books, articles, and studies addressed the...