Don’t Be a Mediocre Manager

Photo Credit: Forbes.com Throughout the 40 years I worked in the private sector and the past six years I’ve been working as a full-time managerial coach, I’ve engaged with very few “natural managers.” By “natural” I mean men and women who seem to...

3 Mistakes Every Startup Makes

I’ve had the opportunity to work with multiple startups over the years and have just published my latest article on Forbes.com summarizing some things I’ve learned from the perspective of a coach. Below is an excerpt from that article with a link to the...

When A Step Back Can Move Innovation Forward

My latest article on Forbes talks about how coaches can help managers take a step back to solve difficult problems. Here is a snippet from the article with a link to the rest on Forbes.com. Photo Credit: Forbes.com I recently finished reading former U.S. Attorney for...

SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Coaching works at every level Executive summary: Coaching in sports, and virtually every other area of life, results in better outcomes. In business coaching has the potential to create sustainable competitive advantage. Yet it is not widely practiced. This must...

TECHNOLOGY HIT ME IN THE HEAD

Executive Summary: The idea that technology will disintermediate many jobs, even companies, is not new. What is new is the realization that your average manager, even senior manager, has little or no insight into which new technology will overtake them and/or their...