In his book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell cites research that says in as little as two seconds we make numerous snap judgments about who someone is based on nonverbal clues such as age, gender, ethnicity. These first impressions can work for or against us. Reality is we have no control over some of them, but lots...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