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Leaders Promote A Positive Attitude
A Positive Attitude Is Important While reading through the recent newsletter that my friends at Boomer Consulting sent out, I read Jim Boomer’s article on Planning for the Future, Whatever It Looks Like. In it, he emphasized the importance for leaders to promote a...
“Can You?” or “Should You?”
Insightful Observation While conducting the Partner-Pipeline courses this past week, I asked one class to identify a misconception of the profession they had when they began their career. Several false impressions were given, but one idea mentioned was that the...
The Solution For Missteps
I'm Only Human All of us face situations where we procrastinate certain tasks or regularly make certain mistakes. It’s frustrating to us and others around us. Since we all are guilty, we can either accept our failings as just being human (no one’s perfect) or we can...
It Begins With Gratitude
Season of Preparation I always look forward to this week because it marks the beginning of the holiday season. It’s a time of reflection and renewal, all in preparation and anticipation of the coming year. It’s also a time of special moments with family and friends...
What Was Once Uncertain No Longer Is
Not That Long Ago Remember back in early March when the whole world turned upside down? Everyone described what was happening as crazy, uncertain and disruptive? There was significant anxiety as we tried to make sense of it all. We had no way to prepare, anticipate or...
You Don’t Sell Time
One Coaching Call I've conducted nearly 75 coaching calls over the last 3 weeks and there has been an overall theme of people accepting a prompt to action. I guess there is pent up energy to move forward, given the crazy delays and disruptions of 2020. Even...
Increase Belonging Virtually
Belonging Is Essential Last week, I came across an article published by the Mayo Clinic about the importance of belonging. "The social ties that accompany a sense of belonging are a protective factor helping manage stress." It is clear that belonging is an essential...
Create Certainty By Purging
Prepare for 2021 We are in the last part of an unbelievable year. One year ago, you could never have imagined or planned for 2020. I’ve heard so many people say that 2021 can’t come soon enough. So, in preparation for 2021, you have the opportunity to significantly...
When The End Really Isn’t
Under Normal Times As a professional whose career is cyclical or seasonal, you have gotten used to the normal ebb and flow of the job. And at the end of a long, intense project or season, you have developed a routine to recover and recharge. For instance, you may take...
The Value of Good Management
Three Roles In professional service work, you wear multiple hats in order to be effective. At the very least, you are a performer, a manager and a leader. Every engagement has all three, whether you are a team of one or ten. And regardless of your title, if you are...
