Kevin Ball is looking for engineering leaders who care about humans to interview for his Human Skills podcast. For what it’s worth, he invited me onto the podcast to record a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed the conversation. If you like my perspective, I think you’ll enjoy Kevin’s perspective, and I recommend checking…
Month: July 2023
What is your job?
What is your job? It’s easy to do a job without ever answering this question. You show up each day, respond to the emails in your inbox, go to the meetings on your calendar, and execute on the tasks your manager or stakeholders give you. The job is then effectively “whatever others tell me to…
Cedric Chin invited me onto the Commoncog podcast to talk about:
Cedric Chin invited me onto the Commoncog podcast to talk about: 1) My time on the revenue forecasting team at Google, as part of his series on becoming more data driven 2) My executive coaching work, as part of his deep dive on deliberate practice and skill building. I highly recommend Cedric’s work at commoncog.com…
As somebody who is striving to do better on equity and inclusion, I am excited to join The Exchange, a professional association committed to justice, diversity, and equity in coaching and leadership. I look forward to the opportunity to learn from leaders in this area, and apply it to my own work.
As somebody who is striving to do better on equity and inclusion, I am excited to join The Exchange, a professional association committed to justice, diversity, and equity in coaching and leadership. I look forward to the opportunity to learn from leaders in this area, and apply it to my own work. Thanks to Kym…
What does it mean to be authentic?
What does it mean to be authentic? Some people think being authentic means showing up the same way in every situation, because they see people who change their approach as being like sleazy used-car salesmen who say whatever it takes to close the deal. I think being authentic is more about the core values being…
When are you a human being, rather than a human doing?
When are you a human being, rather than a human doing? Many high performers focus on doing, on earning their place by constantly executing and exceeding expectations. They are future focused, figuring out what they need to do to get to the next level. They rarely take the time to be in the present moment,…
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined the Go Fractional platform as an executive coach, with special thanks to Eric Friedman for the invitation. Go Fractional is designed to connect talented #freelance #executives with up and coming companies that need expertise quickly.
I’m excited to share that I’ve joined the Go Fractional platform as an executive coach, with special thanks to Eric Friedman for the invitation. Go Fractional is designed to connect talented #freelance #executives with up and coming companies that need expertise quickly. You can check out how it works at https://lnkd.in/gCf4dWaa and explore the awesome…
What’s working for you?
What’s working for you? As I shared in my newsletter at https://lnkd.in/g-vJgmWs the midpoint of the year is a good time to #reflect and adjust how you are doing things. The questions I suggested in the newsletter for you to consider were: — What’s working for you? How can you get more of that in…
I am honored to publish an article in the The Chief of Staff Association journal. I discuss the role a #chiefofstaff can play in increasing organizational alignment and effectiveness, and offer some concrete tips on how to do that, based on my six years of experience as the Chief of Staff for the Search Ads team at #google.
I am honored to publish an article in the The Chief of Staff Association journal. I discuss the role a #chiefofstaff can play in increasing organizational alignment and effectiveness, and offer some concrete tips on how to do that, based on my six years of experience as the Chief of Staff for the Search Ads…
How will you use your power?
How will you use your power? I just finished Jeffrey Pfeffer’s book 7 Rules of Power, subtitled Surprising–but True–Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career. The rules are deceptively simple, and yet most people don’t do them, out of fear that others won’t like them (Rule 1: Get Out Of Your…