Contribution Is King

An essential responsibility of leadership is seeing potential in others that they may not yet see in themselves—and then helping bring it forward. That’s the difference between observation and contribution. It’s one thing to recognize talent. It’s another to activate it. Recently, I was coaching a high-potential Vice President and posed a simple question: “What’s […]

Is It Time to Evolve?

Change is not Compromise My invitation to all of you in this…

How to Overcome Virtual Environment Challenges

In my last post, I wrote about the communication vacuum created…

Virtual Environments Create a Communication Vacuum

I worked with a client recently who frequently presented his…

Risk Giving Your Opinion

Imagine you are the quarterback of a football team. You drive…

Enjoy People

Many years ago a client of mine offered me a position at his…

Find Your Gift

What is your gift? I bet that’s a question you haven’t asked…
making a first impression

First Impression: Don’t Blow It

We all know the saying, “You only get one chance to make a…

Stay with Their Vision

I often talk (and write) about “pain points” and “staying…

Getting to the Decision Maker

When proposing...well...anything...it's critical that you get…