Mary Marshall Racism is a learned set of beliefs and behaviors. We weren’t born believing that people with darker or different skin colors have less worth than those of lighter skin tones. We were taught that. It’s not true, but the false belief is driving horrific behaviors … Read more
Most of us are overwhelmed right now. There’s a lot to consider, to plan for, and to address. I put together this list of leadership strategies based on what I see happening with my clients to offer you some support. Don’t expect to do them … Read more
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Amy Hedin, the CEO and an executive coach at Human Point on her blogging podcast, “Coaching Coffee Break,” about how organizations should look at their strategic plans given the current realities of our new COVID-19 world. Bottom … Read more
Leading a team or an organization today is difficult, to say the least. We are in uncharted water and so the destination is not fixed. There is no map and we don’t know what lies on the other side. So how on earth do you … Read more
We’re in a different world than we were a month ago and our business and personal lives have been upended. As with any seismic event that changes us, our outlook, and our opportunities we look for ways to navigate through it. The first phase of … Read more
Kim Obbink and I co-wrote a book published in 2018, “How NOT to Be a Leader.” We just finished the 3-book series including, “How NOT to Build a Great Team” and “How NOT to Create a Winning Strategy,” which will be out in late spring … Read more
In the 30+ years or so that I’ve been working with small to mid-sized businesses, I’ve seen just about every type of “end.” Some good, some not so good. Let’s start with “the ugly.” One entrepreneur grew his business to about $15M and wanted to leave … Read more
There has been a lot written about “burnout” recently. Having been an executive and having coached executives for the last 20 years, I can personally attest to its potential to disrupt one’s life. It’s not the occasional dissatisfaction with one’s work situation, frustration with a … Read more
Marketing means so many things to so many different people that it’s hard to pin it down. In many ways, it’s a misunderstood discipline, so when one of my clients kept saying, “we need more marketing,” I finally sat him down and asked, “what does … Read more
We had a perfect example of values in action last week when a lone Senator stood up for his values. In this day and age of hyper-partisanship, it’s very hard to hear over the din, but Senator Mitt Romney made an impassioned speech to a … Read more