What Would be Possible if Your Middle Managers Were Working to Their Potential?

I recently asked VP/C-suite level managers about their challenges, hopes and ambitions regarding their teams. What impressed me more than specific answers was the passion, and frustration, they felt around what is possible, and the gap between that and where they are.   They want team members who are: Motivated Trust one another and collaborate …

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Escape From Within

For the longest time, I never wanted to say, “If you are unhappy at work, what is your part in it?” I didn’t want to say that because I didn’t want to blame the victim. After all, corporate America is so imperfect. Companies are big and unwieldy, and small failings, especially of senior managers, become …

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Are You Ready For A Bigger Game?

More than once in my professional life, I’ve made a big change. Those were usually scary “moments” that were months, even years, in the making. Going for something big takes courage, and it takes support. This Wednesday I will be joining my friend and colleague, Rick Tamlyn, for his Jump Start Your Bigger Game event in New York and would …

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What Is Your Success Story?

Cassandra was brilliant. She had had a significant impact on her company’s success. In fact, her contribution had helped turn around at least one failing business. The problem was that Cassandra kept burning out.  She was beloved by management because she gave herself fully. Within a year in any new job, she was practically running …

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Do Work You Like. Not too Much. Avoid the B.S.

This week a trending article in the New York Times talked about the balance he regained by reading the paper in hard copy. The author referenced the food writer, Michael Pollen, whose advice, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants,” has become somewhat famous. He created his own version for reading the news: “Get news. Not too quickly.  Avoid …

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