Category: Education
Leaving a Legacy
Leadership truly is about recognizing the current state of our world and making intentional choices to leave it a better place than we found it.
Harvesting the Fruits of Our Labor
Growing up in the small, Central Valley town of Lodi, Harvest represents to me a season of reaping what has been sown, seeing fruits manifest, enjoying outcomes, and of course, evaluating performance. You’ve done the planning, laid the groundwork, tilled the soil, planted seeds of opportunity, and waited… sometimes patiently. Now is the season when […]
Find Direction and Unlock Extraordinary Performance
Have you ever felt that there’s just not enough time in the day? Most often, when we run out of time for projects or pursuits, the reason is that we’ve spent a lot of time lost in ambiguity. If you had 5% more energy, how would you prefer to spend it? Research by Human Performance […]
Let Your Light Shine!
The world needs more light. Not more electricity or fluorescence or technology, but the warm, brightly burning ray that shines from within when you are your best self. Who are you when you are most proud of yourself? Over time, fear, exhaustion and shame can dim the brightest of lights, especially during this season. For this […]
6 Steps to Jumpstart Your Career Transition
Recently, we have seen an increased demand for career transition coaching. In conversations with prospective clients, significantly more people are disengaged and dissatisfied enough with their current jobs and considering alternatives. Experience tells us that employees who are fully satisfied and fully engaged in what they see as meaningful work do not seek career transitions […]
Standing at the Precipice
Here I stand at the precipice of a new adventure – one I never would have predicted. My journey has included many twists, turns, peaks, valleys, heartaches and thrill rides. However, this next challenge will require courage of leaving what is secure and familiar, in favor of travel and research for the benefit of […]
Develop or Become Obsolete: Part III – Your Leadership Development
In my last post in this series, I wrote about Professional Development as an intentional focus on learning skills to be successful in business. Leadership Development, on the other hand, focuses on learning how to enlist, inspire, influence, guide and direct teams or individuals toward some predetermined result or outcome. This is not to be […]
Develop or Become Obsolete: Part II – Your Professional Development
“Develop or Become Obsolete!” was the rally cry of a former HR executive during a season of intense organizational change. It was his way of encouraging us to become greater than we ever imagined. As stated in my last post, this quote has become a foundation of what I believe it takes for business professionals (or athletes, for that matter) to remain competitive […]
Develop or Become Obsolete: Part I – Your Personal Development
Earlier in my career, I worked for a VP, Human Resources, who was fond of saying, “Develop or Become Obsolete!” He meant this for our own professional development, as much as for business strategy execution. While this bold statement initially caught me off guard, I learned that he was fostering a culture of continuous learning. He was […]
Give the Gift of Presence this Holiday Season!
As we enter the holiday season, I am constantly reminded of the tradition of gift-giving as a means to celebrate prosperity, gratitude, family, love and many more personal reflections that accompany year-end. Whether you are making a list and checking it twice, or offering daily gifts over time throughout the season of lights, there is no […]
