Keeping Your Eyes on the Horizon
This past weekend, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend a few days at beautiful Lake Oconee in Central Georgia with dear friends of ours from Cincinnati. If [...] A Janitor and The Class Reunion
If you could… would you go back to high school? I’m not sure of your experience, but I wouldn’t go back even though I enjoyed those formative years. Fortunately, there [...] Emotional Contagion
As we have lived through the last three months, all of us have been impacted by emotionally charged messages. From the words and warnings of our leaders forcing us into [...] Virtual Pictures
Here we are closing in on the end of May, and many of us have been at home hosting or sitting on virtual calls at an unprecedented pace. I went [...] Checklists – A Powerful Tool for Change and Execution
“Boost – Check – Change – Check – Rich – Hot – Both – Try Start – No Start – Mayday – Mayday – Mayday – Land The Plane”. For those of you that have taken flying lessons, you will fondly recognize this or some form of it. It is what we, in the […]
Why Repetition Improves Performance
As a college athlete, I played football (for my European friends, the American version of football) at the position of cornerback. My job was to defend against some of the [...] Reflection that Fuels Direction
It is March 23rd, 2020 and this morning I was reflecting on the last 10 days and the incredible range of emotions being felt since the Covid-19 virus really started [...] Gaining Commitment – It starts at the beginning
If you Google "Trusted Advisor" for sales, you would find all types of blogs, articles, and buzz around these two seemingly simple words. Let’s take a second and breakdown the [...] Engagement: “Boss” or “Coach”?
Over the past four years, I have been studying, researching, and learning about the complex topic of employee engagement within US corporations. As a coach, let me ask you 2 [...] Barriers: Don’t Fear the Orange Barrels
I remember years ago driving home to Ohio with my family after a beautiful vacation in Hilton Head, SC. The music was playing, the windows were down, everyone had their [...] 