In a recent coaching session, an Executive, new to my coaching program, informed me she had "a hundred ideas a day”, but had a poor record of implementing most of them. My reply was to quote Thomas Edison: “The value of an idea lies in the...
At the start of the new year, I retained a personal workout trainer. While I can lift weights, and pedal a stationary bike by myself, I know the right personal workout trainer will improve my workout performance, giving me a better ROI on the time I...
“You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.” Yogi Berra One of the ongoing issues with Team Leaders continually complain about it is they never have enough time to achieve their goals and yet they fail...
Carpe diem - seize the day. I recently attended a charity function for Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to promoting solutions for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. I was there as the executive coach/guest of a client, who supports the charity and,...
“Individual commitment to a group effort – that’s what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Vince Lombardi As a Work Performance Coach, I assist individuals, ranging from CEOs to Front Line Leaders, in improving their skill sets and performance...
Without motivation nothing productive happens, including getting out of bed in the morning. In the workplace, motivation is the leadership action that starts the productivity process that results in Individual and Team goals being achieved. In a coaching session, a Team Leader asked me how he...
It's that time of the year again. The time of the year when you are running out of time to get stuff accomplished - to reach the goals you set for this year. What to do? What to do? How about starting by taking that goal/idea...
Back in the days of black and white television, I watched Groucho Marx (comedian and film star) host a television show called “You Bet Your Life” where two contestants participated in a live game show (early reality TV?). Before the contestants were led onto the...
The results of a 360 Degree Evaluation for a successful Team Leader revealed his direct reports unanimously felt he wasn’t friendly – he didn’t present a friendly face – in essence, he simply didn’t smile enough! When he and I reviewed this information, he responded his...
There is an argument that, in the era of immediate electronically exchanged contact information, the business card no longer serves a purpose and should go the way of the rotary phone. While the ease of exchanging information electronically is undisputed, I believe exchanging business cards...