The Position is Yours…Now What?

One of the many joys of coaching is following clients through their professional trajectory and contributing further to them once they’ve achieved a highly skilled, C-suite position within an organization. A pattern I’ve noticed that needs to be transformed is when a new hire sits back and waits for their CEO/CCO/Board to direct them once […]

10 Things to Know About Your Clients

If you’ve followed my blog over the years, you know how much…

Get Involved…or Get Out!

Hold onto your hats...this post will sting a bit. Business…

4 Open-ended Questions That Work

When I was a kid, my father, a doctor, would take me along with…

Managing Organic Growth After a Merge

Many organizations scale their business inorganically through…

Presentation Prep: Mitigating Mistake Risks

As you prepare for your next meeting, imagine that CNN will be…

Clues Are in the Research

I believe it was Dale Carnegie who once said; "Arouse an interest…

Have the War Now, the Peace Later

My first lesson in business development came in 1977 in Flushing,…

Don’t Give It Away

You go into a meeting where you will be pitching your company’s…

Leadership Is Not Overcommitting!

Raise your hand if you have ever said one or more of the following: I’d…