Words of Wisdom – Page 14

Great Suggestions for New Year’s Resolutions

There is a new year right around the corner and it’s a great time to start anew. We do this often by setting resolutions and it’s a good time over the holidays to think about what you want to do differently in this next year. I’ve had many thoughts ...

Don’t Be Afraid to Think Differently

This post is about the struggle to think differently as we get older. Here’s an experience that illustrates my point. Once upon a time, I had an office upstairs from a successful bakery and coffee shop in NE Portland. Needless to say, the early morning aromas of fresh-brewed coffee, ...

Powerful A-Ha Moments

In this post, I’m sharing a powerful reflection from a previous client, Devin Youngman, who generously allowed me to publish the insights he gained over a few days at an off-site. His clarity, honesty, and willingness to look inward capture the very breakthroughs we’ve been working toward together. As a ...

The Benefits of Asking Good Questions

I often think about the importance of asking good questions. I realized that learning how to ask good questions was not a part of my education. All through school, we were encouraged to come up with the right answers — but not to become experts at the process of inquiry. ...

Importance of a Strong Corporate Culture

This post summarizes some great thoughts about creating a vibrant company culture. It comes from a Fast Company article entitled, “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch” by Shawn Parr. The heart of the piece is about the importance of creating a vibrant company culture that everyone from your CEO down ...

How To Have a Hard Conversation With Someone

I’ve been reading a good book called “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most” by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen, and would like to share some of it with you. Plain and simple, a difficult conversation is anything you find hard to talk about. Whether at ...

What We Learn About Trust From Dogs

This post is about losing a faithful canine friend. My good friend Kate lost her wonderful dog Coda recently. She succumbed to a short illness that took all of us by surprise given her usual robust health and middle age. Coda was just one of those dogs. When she ...

The Impermanence of the Material World

This post is about the impermanence of our material world. To explain, I’ll start with the description of an experience I had that gives this subject some context. One morning, I was at the airport waiting for a flight to San Jose for two days of meetings with a ...

Effective Interviewing Tips for The Hiring Manager – Part 1

Here is the first installment of two posts that give effective interviewing tips for both the interviewer Part 1 and interviewee, Part 2. First things first – a big part of what results in a good interview depends on how well the hiring manager has articulated the responsibilities and ...

Effective Interviewing Tips for The Candidate – Part 2

As promised, the subject of this post is about effective interviewing – part 2 — interviewing tips for the candidate. I think it’s fair to say that interviewing for a job is an experience most people dread. None of us likes to be put on the spot to talk ...

Taping Into the Energy of a Start-Up

Once upon a time, I found myself in midtown Manhattan meeting with my new startup clients — six people from different backgrounds, business experiences and living situations, all incredibly pumped up and focused on their new venture. There is nothing like the energy of a startup. It’s equal parts certainty ...

How To Deal With Blame

In these posts, I try to write about a subject that’s been relevant for my clients. Consequently, I often find myself writing about the experience of blame because I’ve seen it so many times in working with individuals and teams over the years. Blame is one of the most ...

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