I’M NOT STRESSED!
“I’m not stressed!” says John the CEO, after snapping at his kids. Watching a CEO friend of mine, John, snap at one of his kids recently I said “you seem really stressed”. I knew from our conversations that he was worried about the upcoming...
One Size Does NOT Fit All: The nuances of choosing a coach
The process of choosing a coach is a difficult one. Understanding the differences in the ways people work, the experience they have and the manner in which they will approach your problem is vital to making a choice that suits you and your unique needs. Over the...
Neuroplasticity: The lessons we should learn about change and one man’s incredible story
Today I watched a remarkable video about determination and overcoming obstacles. I have worked with the principles of neuropsychology for 20 years and have a profound belief in the capacity of the brain to change, but this story spoke to me. It showed a man who...
Multiple Personalities: Lessons for Leadership
About 10 years ago I had the privilege to work with a young woman experiencing Dissociative Identity Disorder. This is more commonly known to the public as multiple personality disorder. Sophie, as we will call her, has 3 distinct personalities. A 22-year-old woman,...
The Impact of Negativity and Resistance to Change
t is estimated that difficult employees making up just 10% of a department can occupy 90% of a leaders’ time! The negativity of senior team members has been a common theme in my work with highly educated executives recently. This is a huge impact and drain on the...
Stop Frantically Doing and Learning More! Address the root cause of your leadership problems.
The real act of discovery consists not in finding new lands but in seeing with new eyes- Marcel Proust If we are a successful, highly educated leader looking to make a change, do we need to know more, do more, acquire more? If we are an expert in our field already. If...
Taking Back Control of the Talented Misfits in Your Organization
Meet Tim. Tim is a technical genius, but he upsets everyone he works with, he can’t work as part of a team or lead others. As an employer, what do you do with Tim? Many companies would let him go, lose that expertise. Others would keep him, resigned to the challenges...
Are We Losing Ourselves To Our Careers?
A CEO recently spoke to me about his impending retirement. He felt he couldn’t leave the company when it was at such a fragile stage, that without his leadership it might falter and crumble, leaving everything he had worked towards for so many years a ruin. He spoke...