Category: Transformation

The Power of Mea Culpa

As a coach who works with all kinds of lead­ers, it’s inevitable that a cer­tain per­cent­age don’t come vol­un­tar­i­ly. That does­n’t mean they aren’t excit­ed to work with me; it means some­body else has said they need to find some­one to work with — in some cas­es with an implied “or else.” What I find… Con­tin­ue read­ing The Pow­er of Mea Culpa

The Connection Between Thinking and Behavior

It isn’t always so clear how our think­ing dri­ves our behav­ior.  Some time ago I found myself work­ing with a lead­er­ship client who I’ll give the fic­ti­tious name, Michael. I asked him dur­ing one of our con­ver­sa­tions: “Michael, how do you feel about work­ing with your col­league, Jeff?” “Oh, Jef­f’s okay,” he said to me,… Con­tin­ue read­ing The Con­nec­tion Between Think­ing and Behavior

How you do one thing is how you do everything

The oth­er day I hap­pened to read a blog post on frac­tals and human behav­ior, one that includes this provoca­tive title line — a line that seems at first glance too sim­ple for the com­plex­i­ty of our lives but also some­how holds an intu­itive truth. Our self-aware­­ness is built on a sense that we are… Con­tin­ue read­ing How you do one thing is how you do everything