[This is the second of a two-part series on the role of your professional coach and your role in the coaching relationship.] “If you want to build your business and at the same time have a rewarding personal life, you call a coach.”  Denver Post “Who exactly seeks out a coach? Winners who want more […]

[This is the first of a two-part series on the role of your professional coach and your role in the coaching relationship.] ”I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum capabilities.” Bob Nardelli, former CEO, Home Depot Or the past 20 years, we’ve all witnessed the explosive growth of the professional coaching […]

[This is the 2nd post of a 3-part series on the steps to becoming a transformational leader.] Over my three+ decades in business, from managing union mechanics shops to corporate staffs, I’ve learned some painful lessons and made my share of mistakes in recruiting and training leaders. Especially in my role as the Corporate Employment […]

[This is the 3rd post of a 3-part series on the steps to becoming a transformational leader.] So far in this series, we’ve learned that leadership transformation is built upon the character and lived through competence. Although strong character combined with strong competence is a powerful combination, it is not enough to be a truly […]

[This is the 1st of a 3-post series on the steps to becoming a transformational leader.] trans-form  n. to change the inner nature; to change the character of trans-for-ma-tion n. the process of being transformed Today’s business literature is awash with the concept of leadership. With 6,330,000 results on a Google search, the concept of transformational […]

On a typical day, you can expect to get caught in the crossfire of interruptions, the unexpected will bubble up, and demands will fall out of the sky at inconvenient times.  Flexicuting will be required. Yes, we invented the word flexicuting because we can’t think of a better way to describe this skill. Events are […]