CHAPTER 1

I want to tell you a story.  

It will come as a series in this blogspace.

It’s a story about why I decided to leave working for a large company after many years and excellent experiences,...

I'd been with my previous company for 10 years and was a respected leader.  Six months ago, I joined a new firm and struggle to get buy-in for my vision.  Did I make a mistake switching companies?

Fi...

On habit, ritual and things which go bump in the night…

Habits and rituals are useful mental shortcuts: filters helping us cope with the daily deluge of data modern life dumps over us, conserving and...

Prospective coaching Clients often ask very pragmatic questions: “what is coaching exactly” “where do we meet”, “is this therapy”, “does it involve burpees or push ups”.  

They want to know what to e...

In my mind’s eye, I move like a cheetah.  Long and lean. 

My feet lightly kiss the treadmill’s whirling belt. One footfall dances into the next.  

The veldt is my kingdom.  I am its sovereign.

Whic...

he prior leader of my new team did not properly manage a number of poor performers.  How do I clean this up?

Good things come from new leadership: fresh eyes see new possibilities.

Including the peo...

Recently a client wanted to talk about developing her “career path” (don’t like the term, but more on this later). She had been in her role awhile and felt stuck.  

She knows herself as ambitious and...

My boss of more than 10 years is retiring.  His replacement has a tough reputation and she doesn’t know me.  I’m worried for my team and myself.  Any ideas?

We all know the old chestnut, “change is t...