This year more than ever, figuring out how to get your team to peak performance can feel like a mystery. You want to mentor your team, but aren’t sure they’ll be receptive. 2020’s uncertainty has just made progress and focus more urgent, but the team loses productivity with distracting interpersonal issues. You think you know what […]
The other day I was talking to a non-coach friend and I said, “You know, like when ALL of your inner critics conspire to get you down.” He didn’t interrupt me because he’s polite… But a minute later I could tell he wasn’t listening and I said, “Tom?” And he said, “Sorry, I’m still on […]
Between Covid, political unrest and the changing administration, it’s been a constant, low-level barrage of distracting news. Add to that the fatigue of Covid winter and it’s hardly a surprise if you’ve lost some resolve. Low-level distraction can kill productivity. How can you counter it? Cluster information. In this case, your goals. In the public […]
Professionals come to me when they’re struggling to make a change. One day they are determined, then a week goes by and their big goal is on some back burner behind the presentation their boss just asked them to re-do…. again. In the space between desire and reality is expectation. When we’re overwhelmed, expectation can […]
If you’re like a lot of managers today, you’ve spent most of your career in a lean organization, and it’s been difficult to find the guidance of a strong mentor. Maybe you’re great at what you do, but find that leading a team isn’t so easy. Maybe you’re struggling with getting noticed in the right […]
When I became an entrepreneur I learned a new way to do my annual review that made me so much happier. Here’s the gist. Instead of focusing on goals you set in January that you didn’t meet (and really shouldn’t be accountable for because you had no idea how the year would go), you review […]
What if you could hold on to your best talent… And shift team performance to a consistent focus on achieving extraordinary results. Maybe you’ve recruited great talent, but, instead of high-five enthusiasm, your team feels lackluster and you don’t know why. Maybe your team is enthusiastic, but their egos clash and they just don’t collaborate. […]
Working in multi-national companies I was often asked why Americans love Thanksgiving so much. I see Thanksgiving possessing two important keys of emotional and spiritual well-being. First, gratitude shifts us from a scarcity to an abundance mindset. And that small but critical shift is at the heart of so many things: We get to enjoy […]
Monday I took a recovery day. It was a busy work week followed by a busy family weekend and I was tired. It’s not that I didn’t do any work, but I called a couple of friends, went on a long walk, took extra time for lunch, and ended the day early. It wasn’t all […]
As last week’s election evolved, it was hard to deny that only half of the people got their desired outcome. And it got me thinking: This happens at work a lot. Your team’s raises are denied because even though it’s been a good year, the one before wasn’t. Or your team has to develop presentations […]
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