I had some feedback from a coaching client recently that prompted this post. At the end of each of my coaching sessions I usually ask how the session went and whether there is anything that I could do that would make our work together more effective. Feedback isn’t always offered, but when it is it … Continue reading Knowing When and How To Challenge Others
How Will You Ultimately Measure Your Success?
Tomorrow is the first day of my “first retirement”. That’s the day where I deliberately shift the way I think of myself from “needing to work” to “wanting to work”. The milestone has me thinking of it as the first day of the rest of my life, and asking questions about how I might look … Continue reading How Will You Ultimately Measure Your Success?
The Secret To Avoiding Drastic Measures
In Canada, spring and summer is forest fire season. If you’ve ever been near one, you know they are at once terrifying and awe inspiring. Their destructive power is not to be underestimated. Square miles of once beautiful forests can be laid to waste in days, along with anything else that happens to live in … Continue reading The Secret To Avoiding Drastic Measures
Four Steps To Make Transitions Easier
Two days ago we had an eleven hour drive followed by a two hour ferry trip and another hour in the car. There were four of us – my wife Kendra, her parents and I. Yes indeed a road trip with the in laws! Apparently this was the source of some humor at our weekly management … Continue reading Four Steps To Make Transitions Easier
Four Conversations To Have About A Big Decision
I made a big decision last week. In actual fact that decision wasn’t made last week, merely announced. It had been in the works for the better part of a year. A lot of thought and work went into it, with the typical “should I or shouldn’t I” debates going back and forth in my … Continue reading Four Conversations To Have About A Big Decision
Being Purposeful At Work and Everywhere Else
I had the opportunity to learn from a very special person this week. His name is Richard Leider, and his purpose in life is to promote the value of having a purpose. He spoke of an amazing opportunity. He was being invited to live with the Hadza tribe of central Africa for a number of days.
Leading Essentially 