What would it be like to do one thing at a time? My kids’ school was closed last week, so I took time off work to take them to a couple museums then go skiing together over the weekend. I enjoyed it far more than other kid-centered vacations over the past few years. Part of…
Month: February 2025
Doing something hard and scary can put things in perspective.
Doing something hard and scary can put things in perspective. My son skied his first black diamond (expert) run a few weeks ago. He was scared and cautious and took it very slow, but he made it down. The interesting part was that when we went back to the blue (intermediate) runs we had been…
Charlie O’Donnell has been one of the best networkers I know since I met him almost twenty years ago, and his tips below on how to break into a new community are unsurprisingly excellent.
Charlie O’Donnell has been one of the best networkers I know since I met him almost twenty years ago, and his tips below on how to break into a new community are unsurprisingly excellent. I especially like the “become friends with the organizers so they can introduce you to other people” suggestion, as it’s much…
If it’s really important to you, commit to show up.
If it’s really important to you, commit to show up. For years (decades!), I said I wanted to do more strength training. And I didn’t do it. I knew the benefits, I knew it made me feel good, and I just never made the time. Last year, I finally admitted I wasn’t going to lift…
Other people are just people; you are the one who puts them on pedestals above you.
Other people are just people; you are the one who puts them on pedestals above you. I was on both sides of this yesterday. To start the day, I met up with a coach that I think of as being ahead of me. He makes significantly more money, he has gone further in his personal…
Somebody recently asked what are some leadership skills they could practice while they were still an individual contributor (IC). My answer was that when you are a leader, the job shifts from doing the work yourself to creating the conditions for others to do the work through skills such as:
Somebody recently asked what are some leadership skills they could practice while they were still an individual contributor (IC). My answer was that when you are a leader, the job shifts from doing the work yourself to creating the conditions for others to do the work through skills such as: — influence and alignment. You…
I am delighted to have been nominated as a Top Executive & Leadership Coach in the Momentum Awards, managed by Angie M. Callen, CERW, CPRW, CPCC of The Modern Coach.
I am delighted to have been nominated as a Top Executive & Leadership Coach in the Momentum Awards, managed by Angie M. Callen, CERW, CPRW, CPCC of The Modern Coach. If you have appreciated my content here or my coaching, please vote for me at https://lnkd.in/gUAU6-Fu Regardless, you should check out the other coaches nominated…
In what areas can you see the difference between what’s good and what’s great?
In what areas can you see the difference between what’s good and what’s great? The Large Language Models (LLMs) of generative AI treat all inputs equally – everything gets thrown into the model to create an aggregate composite. They are a great way to find the average or generic way to approach something, which is…
How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions?
How are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? It’s now February, so most people have failed at their resolutions. The problem with resolutions is that the underlying assumption is that you just need more willpower to make change happen. But willpower is fickle and unreliable, no matter what the productivity bros say about their…