We were having dinner with friends when I was describing a recent story from a therapist about his clients who are stuck 40-something male (company name here) employees seeking counseling. (You can probably insert software or other companies too, but in his case it was all one software company). They can’t quit. The money is too good. […]
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Developing Yourself
At some point when we hit adulthood or career-hood, we stop thinking about developing ourselves. It could be from the feeling of having all of our emotional and social needs met – like being in a cozy relationship with someone, or loving our co-workers and what we do at work, or loving being a full-time parent. Whatever the reason, […]
The New Normal
Change is one of the hardest things to manage once we find our rhythm at home and work. We are habit and structure-forming creatures. To me, the very first thing to consider is a shift in perspective. It’s not only about change, it’s about creating the “new” normal. So what does it take to create […]
Missing the Right Moment
As I see it, it takes (at least) three things to seize an opportunity in the right moment. In a split second, the moment can be lost. And although it didn’t seem like a big deal, it could have been the catalyst for your next career or life move. 3 Things For Seizing the Moment: 1. […]
Climbing the Mountain
Lately I’ve been looking at a lot of imagery for clients that relate to mountain climbing. A woman stands atop a peak, ready to summit the next. A group of climbers are roped together as they descend a steep slope in snow. It’s a great metaphor for aspiring to dream big and to be bold […]
Making Positive Change
I ran into an old acquaintance today – somebody whom we had considered among our “coopetition” within a specific industry back in 2003. He recently (within a year) experienced a tragedy when his wife passed away from cancer. I could tell he was still bereaving. And I couldn’t imagine how this unexpected change effected his […]
Did I mention Coursera?
I feel like the new marketing maven of Coursera.org – an online consortium of universities with a ton of classes. I am becoming a junkie – on my fifth course – and evangelizing like crazy! One that I found helpful was Developing Innovative Companies – which Agent N and I took together. Every teacher is […]
Learning to Dream
One of my favorite things to watch on netflix is Glee. Yep. I guess I’m what’s termed a “Gleek”. Funny that geek is no longer classified as outcast. It’s sort of understood that we all have an inner geek. Mine is music shows, broadway, old movies and now Glee. In one of the many episodes […]
Being Too Good at Your Job, Episode 1
Fall is here, so it’s time to kick off a new Blog series. I know this has become a cliché for government workers, but I want to address something that is not always apparent in the corporate world, yet omnipresent nonetheless. Being too good at your job. This is episode 1. Out of respect to […]
Why I Like Having an Executive Coach
Okay Coach John, I need to set up our weekly sessions again. It seems I like learning new things when Fall comes around. Maybe it’s from being so programmed to start school in the Fall and turn over a new leaf. Is that where that term came from? I have an executive coach whom I […]
