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A short story . . . I have a client who is weighing an important decision about a career change. He has worked hard for many years in a company where he has frequently felt under-valued by top leadership and…
Read MoreI was asked by a Federal Government client for a proposal for a 3-day facilitation. The audience was managers who had science and technical backgrounds. Everyone knew each other, though they were in different locations across New England. The “easy”…
Read MoreTry saying yes to the mess. I expect that everyone has a story of some personal change they are trying to make. Here’s a short list of stories I hear about most often . . . Want to lose…
Read MoreSeems like everywhere I go, people end up talking about how busy they are. Having more things to do than can reasonably be done (or done well) has become a dubious badge of honor that many of us put on…
Read MoreMost of what I’ve learned about not taking everything that happens so personally comes from the work of Barry Oshry. Barry’s life work over the last 50 years or so has focused on the power and possibilities for individuals and…
Read MoreBefore setting up my own business. I worked in corporations for about 30 years. Reflecting on the people I once worked for in the corporate world, I started categorizing my best and worst bosses and what they did and did…
Read MoreThink for a minute about the difficult conversations you have had or avoided over the last month. You know — the conversations where you really needed to give someone bad news, talk about something awkward, give unwanted critical feedback, receive…
Read MoreStop for a minute and think about a current professional relationship that you wish was better – stronger, more cooperative, healthier, more open, more trusting, more genuine. Maybe you’re thinking about an employee who is under-performing or a difficult relationship…
Read MoreThis essay was inspired by the NPR series “This I Believe”. Humble Leadership I was born in Scotland, not long after the second world war. My parents had grown up in the depression and had endured the second world war…
Read MoreA real life example of Managerial Courage. The Project and the Compromise… Being courageous in any organization can be risky. Taking the risk of saying what needs to be said can, however, make a huge difference. Several years ago, I…
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