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 […]

Leadership Tip: Trust Creates a Coaltion

In coaching a CFO last year, I discovered during his 360 Feedback…

Listen, Learn, and Engage… (aka Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace)

"Les Miserables" author Victor Hugo wrote, "Not being heard is…

Sales Training Tip: Tenacity Works

A recent survey among sales executives revealed the following: 80%…

Executive Development: It’s Not Me…It’s Them

Recently, I began coaching a bright, articulate head of M&A…

Executive Development: Great Coaching Moments

From great teachers we're moving to great coaching moments: A…

My Third Lesson in Selling

Having moved on from the insurance world to the world of training…

My Second Lesson in Selling

In my last blog post, I spoke about my first sales manager, the…

Take Two of These and Call Me in the Morning

Often clients request training on their "Pitch Decks," meaning…

Sales Training Tip: Do YOU Know Why You’re Meeting?

We can't manage the outcome of a client meeting, we can manage…