Published inEvolution·Mar 26, 2022Member-onlyLessons From a Virus, 2 Years LaterFor some reason, the 2022 Super Bowl was a litmus test. If Covid-19 surged again, we were still in it. But it seems like numbers are holding steady and maybe even declining. Most of the leaders I work with are taking a collective deep breath. …Leadership Development5 min readLeadership Development5 min read
Published inEvolution·Jun 24, 2021Member-onlyAn Algorithm For Choice** Free Values Worksheet and Change Spreadsheet download at the bottom ** One of the most common leadership challenges my clients face is making choices. It’s also one of the most common human challenges. Especially when there are several options that feel neck and neck. In those cases, it is…Executive Coaching5 min readExecutive Coaching5 min read
Published inEvolution·Apr 1, 2021Member-onlyLike It or Not, Re-Entry Is HereWhen you consider re-entry for yourself and your company, do you jump for joy or want to buy a private island and become a hermit? Thankfully it seems like the COVID tide is turning, and more and more people are being vaccinated, paving the way to re-introduce in-person connection. Along…Leadership Development4 min readLeadership Development4 min read
Published inEvolution·Mar 4, 2021Member-onlyWhy The Last Character in a Sentence Might Predict Your Leadership AbilitiesI’ve always been a grammar freak. My grandma used to be a poet, and my mom was an Editor at Architectural Digest for many years, so I think it’s just in my blood. Justification aside, punctuation matters. I know this because my daughter gives me all kinds of grief about…Leadership Development6 min readLeadership Development6 min read
Published inEvolution·Nov 3, 2020Member-onlyThe Leadership Test of the past 6 months. Did you pass?I happened to turn on the radio and heard a DJ say “in a year this will all seem like a little blip in our lives.” I could not disagree more. What we have all experienced in the last 6 months is pivotal, make-or-break and trajectory-changing. Nothing will ever be…Leadership9 min readLeadership9 min read
Published inEvolution·May 8, 2020Member-onlyThe Power of PerspectiveThere is an age-old adage that “You can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” But in reality, most of us go through our lives judging others based on our version of what’s right. It’s as automatic as breathing. The simple concept of looking at things from…Empathy8 min readEmpathy8 min read
Published inThe Startup·Nov 6, 2019Member-onlyThe Most Irritating Blind Date Ever, And What It Has To Do With InnovationSo I went on this blind date once when I was about 22 or 23. It was at The Cheesecake Factory in Redondo Beach, California. I can’t remember who fixed us up, the guy’s name, or many other details. …Innovation7 min readInnovation7 min read
Published inThe Startup·Sep 3, 2019Member-onlyThe Leader and the SharpieI’ve recently had the opportunity to do leadership training for 40 execs and managers for one of LA’s success story tech companies. This is a fairly in-depth, multi-month, multi-session program with multiple cohorts. As an executive coach and trainer, especially for a big, meaty initiative like this, it’s like walking…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Mar 21, 2019The Particles of LeadershipThis thing happens with many of my coaching clients. They did something, and it seemed pretty benign to them, but felt monumental to their employees. And they just don’t get why it had so much impact. Let’s just say you could peel back a curtain of reality, and see your…Physics3 min readPhysics3 min read
Published inForge·Jan 22, 2019Member-onlyWhat Would a Happy Person Do?The question that changed my way of being — It’s funny how the smallest, silliest thoughts can have a catalytic effect on a person. I had one of those thoughts recently, and it 180’d me into a new way of being. I’d been thinking about how I spend far too much time dwelling in dark feelings, or what I…Happiness4 min readHappiness4 min read
