Have you ever noticed that what you focus on “grows”? You’ve probably had the experience of buying a car and, prior to the purchase, you hadn’t noticed that particular model on the roads, but after the purchase, you see it everywhere. That’s because you’ve created a new awareness for this particular item. The same holds [...]

Challenges are an everyday occurrence. Some come in small packages; some big. Some are short-term; some long-term. Some are simple fixes; others require complex analysis. Some can be solved independently; others involve teams, SMEs, or external consultants. As I was recently co-leading The Academies’ Certified Executive & Leadership Development Coach class, my co-teacher Fran LaMattina, [...]

Last week, Lyndsey and I spent two days in a Mastermind group that met in Los Angeles. Was it easy to carve out the time to get there? Was it easy to give up two precious days that could have been spent doing “billable” work . . . two valuable days that could have had [...]