
Leadership Job #1: Finding, Shaping and Promoting Talent
I was recently asked to write an article focused on the Private…

Ten Behaviors that Shape a Private Equity Champion
Recently, I was asked to pen an article focused on the Private…

Knowing Client’s Business Helps Your Business
It has certainly helped mine!
Several years ago, I was…

Helping Clients Handle the Brexit and Other Dramatic Events
"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."
-Helen Keller
The…

Change the Conversation
On a recent client assignment, I realized my client’s team…

Presentation Tips: Planning, Controlling and Closing
I’ve been coaching executives and sales teams for a while now.…

Barriers to Achieving Objectives, aka No Client Left Behind
Recently, a client lamented that he and his firm lost a multi-million…

Seven Tips for Managing Millennials
Millennials: the workforce born between 1977-97 that some estimate…

Five 2nd Quarter Questions Every Leader Should Answer
Q2 of 2016 is at hand. We’re all working hard…let’s work…
Tough Conversations with Employees Are Helpful
From the Wall Street Journal: The Leaner, Meaner Chevron Leaders need to be more decisive, take accountability for failures, and have uncomfortable conversations about poor performance. Changing Their Perspective Ahh, yes, the uncomfortable conversation. Often, I coach executives on how to initiate and manage difficult conversations. People feel a sense of dread when approaching such […]