Whenever you are in recovery mode, in addition to enjoying some downtime, you naturally reflect on how things went and how much (or little) you enjoyed it. Hopefully your assessment is positive and that you would like to continue on the same trajectory for next year....
The Challenge In my coaching with managers and partners, I find that many are experiencing a good bit of confusion and anxiety about declaring their area of specialization. Their firm leaders are prompting them to more narrowly define what they do. They want you to...
Experience Aahhh, the comfort zone. That wonderful place where we enjoy peace and, well…comfort. Life is good when we find an environment where we can be ourselves and it is acceptable and effective. But what do you do when the environment shifts and your...
Enjoy or Dread? So much of the work we do is for the benefit of others and we enjoy it. It’s at the heart of any service-oriented profession. People who are drawn to professional service share this common trait of making contributions for the benefit of others. So why...
Black Holes Are Real Earlier this week, I came across an interesting article about black holes. They are a fascinating evidence of what we don’t know about our universe. All we know is that matter is drawn in and never comes out. I’m sure it’s more complicated than...
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...