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The Quicksand of Mediocrity
Over the years of working with professionals, I’ve found that professionals settle for nothing less than professional excellence. Yet they all struggle to attain and retain their high standards. Some become so worn down by the constant struggle that they settle for...
Your Ethical Muscle
Professionals don’t begin their careers intending to behave unethically. In fact, they can’t imagine being unethical in their practice. Yet, governing boards too frequently censure (or worse) their colleagues for unethical behavior. What happened? I presented an...
Expand Your Self Perceptions
As I coach managers and senior associates to partnership, and younger partners to seasoned partners, the one factor almost everyone struggles with is how they view themselves at the next level. The fact is, they don’t. As you would expect, their self perceptions are...
Take a Break
There’s not much more miserable than burned out professionals. Their motivation is severely lacking and their attitude is even worse. They seem to go through the motions with no particular interest in providing for their clients. However, I don’t think they want to be...
Let’s Review
A colleague and good friend of mine periodically will say, “So, let’s review.” It causes us to pause what we’re doing, look up and get our bearings. Before this year escapes you, this is a good time for you to review also. But let’s focus your consideration. A...
A Wayward Client
One of my coaching clients described a situation that confused and stressed her. She had gained a new client but she was uneasy that he didn’t understand how she worked. Her client was aggressive and direct and wanted to dictate the engagement. Like you, she’s had...
Example of Goal Power
While driving last week, I heard a radio interview of a person who set a goal in January of 2009 to lose weight. A lot of weight. He set his goal of losing 90 pounds in the year 2009. He named it “90 in ‘09.” Catchy, don’t you think? The results? By December 31, 2009,...
Set Your Goals
Just a year ago, you were setting goals for 2009. Right? You were setting 2009 goals, weren’t you? (the answer should be yes). Good. So I’ll continue. As you compare your goals to the results you got, how did you do? What went well? What didn’t quite get there? Where...
Tiger and You
As the Tiger Woods story unfolds, I’ve been intrigued by the public’s fascination by it. What is it that people can’t get enough of? Are they feasting on the demise of another person or is this just another reality TV episode, only it’s real? The essential question is...
Poll Results: When Things Don’t Get Done
The last poll asked you for the reasons why you don’t get things done on time. Of course, it assumes that you don’t, at least some of the time. Don’t take it personally—it’s just a reality of professional service. There are client demands, administrative tasks,...
