Congratulations on getting that big promotion to manager! But, what happens if you had to compete against one or more of your colleagues to win the job? And now they’re mad because you won and they lost? Well, I’ve got bad news and good news. The bad news is that you can’t really control whether […]
Inherent in any personal or organizational change is the mental and emotional faculties to do so. Specifically, the skill and will to look uncertainty in the eye, slap it across the face, and say, “Get outta my way! I got this.” Where does such mental preparation come from? In my coaching experience, I’ve seen clients […]
The phrase “Must work well with others” is so commonly found on job descriptions for open positions that it gets ignored almost completely. And yet it’s not simply text placed there to fill space, nor is it an empty request–it’s a threat. If you don’t work well with others, you’re going to get fired. And […]
How do you know when your company has “made it”? What are the signs that your company/startup has officially become viable? Or your viable company/startup has become a mature company? Or your mature company has become the business you always dreamed it could be? [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” […]
“If can ask questions in the right way, you can get anything you want.” Take that from Michael Roderick, a Broadway producer and founder of ConnectorCon, a conference that helps influencers better connect, and Small Pond, a consultancy that helps people build better careers and lives — all by asking better questions. It’s the art of […]
There is a paradox in how we see ourselves in a collaborative, cooperative world of work. This is a balance within each: our self-image, where we give attention, and what we consider priorities. On the organization side, this is also the balance of centralization versus decentralization, leading versus directing, uniformity versus uniqueness, and, supporting scale […]
Businesses have been obsessively trying to find the ROI of social media, which is the completely wrong approach. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not that you shouldn’t measure the impact of social media; but the measurement should be a business one, not a measure of social alone. Social Media is an enablement tool, not a standalone […]
Did you think the glass ceiling was a relic of the past? Not so much. Even if there weren’t plenty of statistics to demonstrate continued gender bias in the workplace, the marketplace, and in financing for start-ups, a depressing stories out of Silicon Valley makes it brutally clear just how far we haven’t come. Are you suffering from “sticky-floor syndrome?” Unfortunately, […]
Legendary University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith knew how to win a ball game. Coach Dean Smith mentored numerous successful players, including Michael Jordan. Smith, who died at age 83 at his home on Saturday, coached the Tar Heels from 1961 to 1997. In those 36 seasons, he led the team to two National […]
Perhaps this story sounds familiar – after months or years of hard work, your company’s business is growing rapidly. In fact, it has begun to demand so much of your time that it is starting to feel like the wheels are going to fall off the proverbial bus. The next logical step is to augment […]