Organizations talk frequently about the importance of their employees working together.  The reality is that working together doesn’t always work well — working with others isn’t easy and teamwork isn’t natural for some people.  But being able to build strong, effective, working relationships with team members is often the determining factor for both an individual,...Read More

This month I’ve talked with many of my clients about the year-end reviews they’re doing for their direct reports, as well as the year-end reviews they’re getting from their bosses.  Hopefully, December isn’t the only time of the year they’re giving and getting feedback, but for many organizations, year-end reviews still mark the ‘official’ feedback...Read More

Last week I participated in a well-run board meeting led by a smart woman who knows she benefits from the input of other smart people.  Suzanne, not her real name but a real person, is ready to make some big life changes so she’s calling on her Personal Board of Directors.  She intentionally put her...Read More

Happy Halloween!  It’s not often you get to tie executive coaching to one of the most important days of the year for kids. On Halloween, we think of ghosts, goblins, and gremlins. In coaching we sometimes face some scary things too, including our own gremlins — those negative thoughts we have inside our head that...Read More