People matter. As human beings, we intrinsically know this. But strangely enough this basic principle of life is often forgotten in business. And I’m not talking about challenging work environments....
Is Success All in Your Head?
Last year, my friend Nicole started training for her first triathlon. At 42, she was pretty fit; she went to the gym and attended the occasional spin class, but she wasn’t really...
How to Retain Your Most Amazing Employees
Last month one of my clients did something that a lot of people found shocking. No, he didn’t throw a fit in the middle of the corporate golf tournament. He didn’t give up his cell phone. He didn’t...
Entrepreneurs Need Leadership Too!
A while back I wrote a post called “Leadership Development. . . for a Start up?.” After I clicked ‘published’ I received email after email and comment after comment from people agreeing that...
Don’t Feed the Beast!
It’s inevitable. We all get frustrated at work -- sometimes with colleagues, our schedules, or our work-load. If we look closely, we may recognize we have a pattern of repeatedly being frustrated by...
Secret Sauce
What is your “secret sauce?” Clarify this, and a whole list of things fall into place, from career path to leadership purpose. What do I mean by “secret sauce?” It’s the trait or skill set that...
Leadership Development….For A Start Up??
People often ask if we work with start-ups, and I usually respond “We do, but only with the savvy ones – those who recognize the importance of investing early in leadership, culture and team...
Leading from “The Flow”
Managing Director of Meritage Leadership Development People sometimes ask me what my coaching "philosophy" is. Usually I say I work with executives to understand and shift the mindset (beliefs and...
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