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Trapped in E-Mail Hell?

Once upon a time e-mail didn’t exist. People picked up the phone to talk to each other. If you fell in love and lived apart it felt like forever until the mailman showed up with a precious envelope sealed with a kiss. And if you waited for a written document it was always “in the [...]

Send Your Cape to the Cleaners!

Do you have to do everything yourself? Is it hard to ask for help? They say “ask and you shall receive” – but most of us have a really hard time receiving. Many executives are struggling as companies ask them to do more with less resources ( both time and money). No-one wants to say [...]

Breaking Away from the Pack and Remaining Relevant

Times are tough for many people. In the decade that I have been a business advisor, executive coach, and mentor to many people it has never been more difficult to watch people struggle. Revenues are down, the landscape around us has changed , friends have been “made available to industry” and business models have become [...]

You Don’t Have to Choose the Hardest Thing

A few years ago, my son Cory had to make a tough choice at USC’s Marshall School of Business. He had to choose his major field of study. As he thought through his choices he asked my advice. As a coach, I have learned how important it is to play to your strengths. In his [...]

Why are you Working so Hard?

For many years I worked really hard. By that, I mean I spent many hours at the office, and then even more in my home office. I juggled, work, funding, employees, home, children…stress and more stress. Now that I do what I’m passionate about, it doesn’t really feel like work. Because I love people, marketing [...]

When Intellect and Emotion Collide

My beautiful Maine Coon kitty, Don Juan de Marco, aka Marko, became very ill recently. He is only 3 ½ years old and well loved even by my oldest children, who are allergic to cats. First Marko lost his “meow” and then his breathing became very labored. After testing and biopsies, it has been confirmed [...]

Treat Your Children Like Your Best Clients

In this fast paced busy world it becomes very easy to postpone things that really matter to us. We can always take that ski trip next year, or go to the school play next time. Work takes over and life gets postponed. If we are lucky, we get some type of wake up call that [...]

Tell People Why They Are Valued

Most people care more about being recognized and appreciated than they do about money. Very often what gets lost in the daily overwhelm is telling people what it is that you value about them. By adding this simple practice to how you manage your people you can make a tremendous difference in the results that [...]

Staying True to Yourself

I have an idea about why relationships fail. Do you know how to boil a frog? I know it sounds disgusting but the metaphor just works so well for relationships that I just have to share it with you. If you drop a frog in boiling water, it’ll just jump out. However, if you put [...]

Slowing Down to Speed Up

Technology is both a blessing and a curse. Once upon a time you put a document in the mail after laboring over it for days, and during the transit time you had time to get on with other things. Now documents fly through cyberspace and everyone wants what they want NOW! You can’t hide anymore [...]