Fear has a funny power over us, doesn't it? While I was doing my coaching training, I had the good fortune of being paired up with a corporate director during one of the more intense parts of the weekend. Given how vulnerable we were each supposed to be, I got to hear...

“Isn’t that Heroes of the Storm?” “Yes. Do you play?” That simple exchange at the end of an intensive Friday afternoon working session via a shared screen started a gaming friendship between myself and two higher ups on my team. As the lines between my work life and...

“F**K!” The first time you curse in front of your parents is a memorable scene. The room freezes and you feel a cold glare drilling into your head. The next words are of course the following: Where did you learn that? Chances are: you learned from your friends...

World peace. When you hear that, you think about how noble it is. But peace can be a double edged blade. A lack of conflict can be more dangerous than the opposite. But if you’re at the C Suite level, you know all about conflict. In fact, you probably wish there was a...

Leaders are eternal gymnasts, whether or not they want to be. Their whole career is a balancing act between themselves and their direct reports. If you’re too nice and friendly, there’s the risk of losing respect with your team. If you’re too harsh, then you probably...

When people think about being stuck, they often feel like they're doing the same thing over and over again. They've reached a plateau and they're not seeing what it would take for them to keep up their growth. They feel like they’re missing something. Or maybe they...

In many comedies, a common theme is having an unfortunate start to a big event. While this is hilarious to us, the experience comes at the expense of those who were expecting a better beginning. When leaders look back on the first time they took the reins, they often...

“But the guy is brilliant.” You hear that phrase every time you see a person who is amazing at what he does, but isn't up to standard in how he leads others. Given how common this is, how big of an impact can this have on an organization? One manager has several...

How do you feel when someone ruins your day? How about that time when you were running late and traffic shows up out of nowhere? What about that time you made plans for a trip but then your friends back out last minute? Don’t forget the time when someone at work...

One of the hardest things a leader has to go through is the solitude of the role. As a leader, you are the only person responsible for the success or failure of your business. You can’t blame anyone else. You can’t turn to someone else to fix your mistakes. You have...

Remember how when you were still in school, who you were was based on the grades you got? That is how the system sets up the definition of success. The better the grades someone has, the more successful he or she will be. Then when the future comes, you realize...