For decades, Black Friday has been a hot media topic every November. The biggest shopping day of the year has evolved into a weekend of jaw-dropping sales, shoppers camped out in sleeping bags, and crowds shoving their way to deeply discounted wares. I won’t even go there. But what about Cyber Monday, Black Friday’s younger…
Accountability Partnering 101: Support for Achieving Your Own Goals
When you tell your boss your job goals, she’s going to check back and see how you’re doing. If you commit to an exercise plan with your personal trainer, he’ll ask how you did last week. We even let children hold us responsible: “Daddy, you promised we could go to the zoo today!” This is…
When I Used to Be a Guy
As a leadership coach, the conversations I have with professionals aren’t often strictly work related, because the lines between our personal and professional lives aren’t always as bold as we might choose to believe. After all, leadership, like life, comes down to understanding ourselves and others. So it seems appropriate that a leadership blog should…
Time Management 101: Time Isn’t Money
Let me guess. You’re busy. There aren’t enough hours in the day for you to do what you need to do. Your to-do list is out of control. E-mail is burying you and wasting your time—you’ve got hundreds, maybe thousands, in your inbox. Your office is a mess of piles. Any of this sound familiar?…
Hail to the Chief: Working Well with High Commanders
By Michael Aitken Division Vice President, Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Client of Bill Munn Management Coaching Hell hath no fury like a high Commander attribute scorned! Perhaps I didn’t get that quote quite right, but the principle is crystal clear in my mind. Strong power attributes in others can be the most intimidating, but…
No You Don’t: Getting Honest about Behavior Change
“I want to start exercising.” “I want to get more organized.” “I want to quit smoking.” “I want to train myself to get to work earlier in the morning.” “I want to learn to be more patient.” We’ve all heard people say things like this—or we’ve said them ourselves. But guess what? These are usually…