Are You Better Than You Are Doing?

by | Mar 21, 2017 | Executive Coaching

As many of you know, our company’s brand line is, “Do what you do better.” Francis Hare, of Hare Communications, came up with that line nearly 17 years ago. It still defines our brand today, and it’s how many of our clients introduce us: “This is the guy I told you...

Be Concise

by | Mar 7, 2017 | Executive Coaching

A while back, a client asked me to review a significant proposal that he and his team were working on. Normally, when a client sends something to me to review that something is going to have major implications for their business. After reviewing the proposal, I...

Extreme Reading

by | Feb 22, 2017 | Executive Coaching

I’ve heard people say that reading is the best way to gain experience without actually being there yourself, and I think that’s true. Over the past couple of years, I’ve become a junkie for business books of all kinds. I read or listen to at least one book each...

The Four Stages of Anyone’s Career

by | Jan 31, 2017 | Executive Coaching

I recently read The Garner Files: a Memoir by James Garner and Jon Winokur. Garner was perhaps best known as Jim Rockford in the long-running TV show The Rockford Files, but he also worked the big screen in movies like The Great Escape with Steve McQueen. Garner’s...

Three Questions for the New Year

by | Jan 17, 2017 | Executive Coaching

Let’s continue to talk about the brand-new year. Like many of you, I made some New Year’s resolutions. As I mentioned in the last blog, I make my resolutions based on the answers to three simple questions: What do I want to do more of? What do I want to do less of?...

Advice from Ivy Lee

by | Jan 3, 2017 | Executive Coaching

The New Year is the closest thing there is in life to a “do-over.” It’s a fresh start. A bright beginning. I know of no other time in the year that offers more promise and promises. Benjamin Franklin put it this way: “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your...
What’s Your Ratio?

What’s Your Ratio?

by | Dec 20, 2016 | Strategic Planning, Succession Planning

There is a feedback paradox for most of us—especially in business. We all want good news, affirmations and encouragement. We thrive when positive energy is directed our way. Yet, for some reason, we are wired to be critical—especially when it comes to assessing Let me...
Bad Things

Bad Things

by | Dec 6, 2016 | Executive Coaching

Bad things happen to all of us. No one in this world is exempt from setbacks. At work, a setback could be the loss of a key employee or executive or valuable client, a partner dispute or even being forced to sell off the family business. The list, unfortunately, is...
Getting Better Will Be Painful

Getting Better Will Be Painful

by | Nov 22, 2016 | Executive Coaching

I’m in the business of helping people do what they do better. Simply put: I’m in the people-development business at all levels of an organization. I’ve been fortunate to have coached executives, family-business leaders, professionals and salespeople who have achieved...