Why It’s Getting Harder to Find Great Managers
There’s a dirty little secret in companies: the pool of management candidates is thinning. Consider people like my entrepreneur friend who owns a software development shop, where his technical folks have no interest in management positions because they’d rather be creatively unencumbered. Or in Fortune 500 companies where women — and men — are opting…
Warrior For The Human Spirit
I had a blog post all written for this final week before the holidays. But after Friday, I just couldn’t post it. Alongside so many of you, I’m heartsick, shocked, and depressed. As a parent of two elementary school kids, the Newtown tragedy has taken over my thoughts as I search for a “why” and…
The Surprising Poverty of Too Many Choices
People get stuck. Increasingly as we reach certain levels of success, the reason is a surprising one: we actually have too many choices. We’re paralyzed by them, plagued in turn by self-flagellation, frustration and a gnawing stagnancy. If this is your situation, then you may feel as if you’re standing on a ledge, toes hooked…
The Ridiculous Choice This 8-Year-Old Has To Make
Last week, watching my 8-year old son happily playing an innocent game of Little League baseball, I learned that his days of leisurely play are numbered. My son is a well-rounded kid — something I adore about him. He likes school, art, books, hobbies, video games, and a variety of unrelated sports. This means he’s…
Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Heard
Executive coaches are sometimes called corporate shrinks. And while most of us would argue vehemently that what we do doesn’t approach psychological therapy — and we’re careful to steer clear of it — we will admit that we hear lots of private thoughts. Our entire job is predicated on intimacy, trust, and shared confidences. We…
The Conversations We Hate to Have at Work
In September, we get serious about our careers again. The summer’s distractions behind us, everyone’s back in the office and reapplying themselves to those lurking issues we’ve put off for so long. Performance review season heats up, job searches commence, reorganizations take effect, and big conversations are prepared. And that’s the part we hate the…
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