Have you ever set a goal for yourself that left you feeling less than fulfilled when you actually achieved it? Maybe it was a target you wanted to meet, a possession you longed to acquire, or a promotion you were hoping to receive.  You kept your eye on the ball and hunkered down to do…

As we ponder what 2020 will bring, an adage comes to mind: the only thing that’s certain is change. You can plan and prepare all you want, but the best way to be agile in a shifting environment is to stay connected to the undercurrent of emerging events and patterns – and utilize ingenuity to…

I’m thrilled to announce the re-release of my book, The Pinocchio Principle: Becoming a Real Leader with a brand new cover! In addition to a new image, the revised cover sports a new subtitle: “How to Unleash Genius in Yourself and Those You Lead”. Often when I tell people that I wrote a leadership book called The Pinocchio…

My recent article, “How to Meet Change, Challenge and Uncertainty with Courage and Grace” discussed the importance of shifting from a reactive mode that is (often unthinkingly) triggered by fear and conditioning to the conscious, thoughtful, and intentionally constructive response that is characteristic of Real Leadership. Today, I’d like to give you a concrete tool…

One of the most common challenges I help my executive clients work through (and often face myself) is navigating through change, challenge and uncertainty. It’s true what they say – change really is the only thing that is a constant for most of us. And it has a way of evoking our worst fears, anxieties…

Imagine that software you’ve relied on for years stops working for you You notice that it has been freezing up a lot. Sometimes when you execute a command, things happen that you didn’t intend. At first, it didn’t really bother you. You just made do and went on. But now these little glitches are happening…

Not all that long ago, I went through a period where I felt overwhelmed and stuck. Beneath my frustration was curiosity about where it was coming from and what was the best way to move beyond it. One day, as I was watching my young son do his homework, I had a fascinating and frustrating…

  “Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.” ~ Henry B. Adams Like many of us, I grew up thinking that things happened in a linear way. First this, then that. One building block upon another in a definite order. Cause and effect. But over the years, I’ve noticed that life isn’t always like…

  Have you ever achieved a goal that wasn’t as fulfilling as you thought it would be? Maybe it was a target you wanted to meet, a possession you longed to acquire, or a promotion you were hoping to receive.  You kept your eye on the ball and hunkered down to do whatever it took…

Can you recall the last time you felt totally and completely attended to? Chances are it wasn’t when someone was giving you advice or telling you what to do. It may not have even been when someone was engaging in an activity on your behalf or watching you tear open a gift. And yet when…