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We regularly hear laments about our win-at-all-cost culture.
Don't worry, this isn't one of those “what’s the world is coming to?” posts.
Winning is, of course, great, but...
Like the Taoist Farmer story, the story of the Empty Boat is often used by Executive Coaches to help their clients gain perspective.
Here’s a short version of the story:
A fisherman is...
Cecilia Ziniti is GC at Lambda, the start-up that trains people to be software developers and data scientists, but doesn’t charge them until they are hired.
Cecilia is barely...
I recently wrote about an experience with my 98-year old mother that touched me deeply.
I know how lucky I am to have had her for so long. She has been a teacher and a role model for me...
The most significant undertakings at work and in society depend on teams of people working together effectively. Oddly, organizations largely leave effective teamwork to chance.
My colleague and...
I had been staying with my mom for a month, nursing her 98-year-old body back to a relative state of health after a downturn.
I am not sure what really happened prior to me getting there, but I...
Richard Levi had a powerful influence on me early in my coaching journey. He died recently and his passing is a loss to me and the entire coaching community he was a pillar of. These three stories...
There is a well-known Zen story about a rather non-conventional response to impending doom.
A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice,...
One of my favorite Warren Buffett quotes is "Only when the tide goes out do you discover who has been swimming naked."
It is of course a reference to investors who get over leveraged or are...
his is the long version of this post complete with data, academic references, and disclaimers. The short version can be found here.
The Enneagram Personality Typing system is showing up more...
When individuals, teams, and entire organizations lose their moorings, the need for focus and leadership is greater than ever. This Covid-19 crisis is clearly one of those times.
So what can...
As the joke goes, it is not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop.
Hundreds of thousands of virtual teams have formed, almost overnight.
From a team effectiveness standpoint, the key...
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