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The Joys of Volunteering

Once awhile in your career, you have a rare opportunity to work on an assignment that is life enhancing. When I was asked last month by the board of director’s at St. Mary’s Home for Boys in Beaverton, Oregon to help them find a new executive director, I knew it ...

Observing Your Stress Levels and Some Tips For Better Balance

Good day, team, Lately, one group of my clients is going through a particularly stressful time. From what I can see, their stress is a result of uncertainty about the company's direction and confusion about who's in charge. This is a deadly combination for people trying to understand what they're ...

8 Attributes of Supportive Communication

Good day Team, Here's one of my favorite challenges that I'm often asked to republish. The coach’s challenge for the week is about the 8 attributes of supportive communication. Please see below. They speak for themselves. 8 Attributes of Supportive Communication � Problem oriented, not person oriented - focus on ...

Resetting Your Goals For These Opportune Times

Good day, team, Among other things, September is a placeholder month for me. That is, it’s the month when I stop to review how the year has gone so far and what my intentions are for the last quarter of the year. I developed this habit when I went into ...

Are You Still On Target With Your Mission?

Good morning, team, I read a quote in “Wired” magazine recently that I want to share with you this week. Shai Agassi, the man quoted, has created an audacious plan to put electric cars on the road. These cars are not hybrids: They are totally electric. Agassi also wants to ...

The Consequences of Cronyism

Good morning, team, I’ve long wanted to write about a problem that I have most recently seen far too much of: cronyism. First, a definition from Wikipedia: “Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in ...

The Importance of Connectedness

Good day, team, This week’s challenge is about connectedness. Having returned from two weeks’ vacation in France, I want to share some observations I made while traveling that are applicable. I first traveled to Europe in the summer of 1970. I had just graduated from high school, and my mother ...

The Benefits of Being Present

Good day, team, Out walking the other morning, preoccupied by thoughts about one of my clients, I suddenly marveled at the beauty I saw all around me. The trees were colorfully arrayed with muted orange, fiery red and bright yellow leaves. The backdrop of greens and browns only added to ...

How To Become A More Authentic Speaker

Good day team, A few years ago, I attended a public speaking class for two days. In a nutshell, it was painful. There were 20 people in the class from lots of different companies here in Portland. We were all strangers to each other, but over the course of the ...

Suggestions For Unbundling Your Fearful Thoughts and Finding Peace

Good day, team, This week’s challenge is about finding peace. Once the election for U.S. president was over this past week, I reflected upon the state of the world. We’re on a wild ride economically, ecologically and politically right now, and the safety and security that we’ve enjoyed for generations ...

Learning To Thrive During Times of Change

This post comes from an article that my good friend, associate and coach extraordinaire Kate Dwyer shared with me. Here are excerpts from “Job Survival Advice: Don’t Fear the Whitewater,” published Nov. 12, 2008, online at Knowledge@Wharton. It is remarkably relevant still today. According to Gregory Shea, adjunct professor ...

Thoreau’s Advice – Chill Out

Good day, team, This week’s challenge comes from “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau. I offer it for this Thanksgiving week because it has helped me to be grateful. In this fast-moving, turbulent world, Thoreau’s words remind me of the importance of stopping to notice the wonders and abundance that are ...

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