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Is The Problem Out There Or In Here?
During a recent coaching conversation I had with a partner, he listed all the things that weren’t going well. Some of his complaints were common among other partners in other firms. Some were specific to his firm or his situation. The Golden Insight About half way...
Stress Can Be Your Friend
You and I have been misled. Sorta. We have been told that stress is bad for you, causing all kinds of problems, illnesses and disease. The research and studies over the years seem to have validated this belief. But what we didn’t know until recently is that stress is...
Be A World-Changer
When you believe your work matters and your clients depend on you for your best work, you enter into a level of energy, drive and fulfillment that will change your life and change the world.
Technical Training Doesn’t Teach You This
Develop the knowledge and skills that your technical training doesn’t prepare you for that determines your value, success and career fulfillment.
Frustration Isn’t Always Bad
Frustration can motivate you to action or depress you to apathy. You decide.
Your Development Plan Of Value
As a professional, you get paid for the value you provide. Your career is marked by increasing value when you combine technical and non-technical skills.
Make Your Work Fit You
Last week I facilitated the Leadership and Firm Development Conference and came away encouraged that firm leaders are taking note of and responding to the human needs of themselves and their people. To open the conference, I asked attendees to rate themselves, on a...
Own Your Mistakes
As you progress in your career, you must earn the confidence of those around you, especially from colleagues and clients. One way of earning their confidence is to own your mistakes. This ability is particularly important at the manger and partner level, but it is...
Some Goals Lag Behind
Some of your goals are progressing nicely and some are not. Why the difference? The answer revolves around what drives your energy—or what doesn’t. As a result, some goals lag behind. If you are progressing with a goal, regardless of how difficult or challenging, it...
Show Yourself Worthy
I’m involved in the selection process to hire an Executive Director for a licensing board. Following resume submittals, we distilled the candidates based on qualifications. There were several who are very qualified with education, experience and setting-familiarity....
