I had a nice surprise yesterday when my book was mentioned in Lenny Rachitsky’s newsletter! Noam Segal followed up on the tech worker sentiment survey they published a few weeks ago which showed that the vast majority of tech workers were suffering from some level of burnout by interviewing people to learn more about what…
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I am honored that my course on the executive mindset was selected as one of the top leadership courses in the “Maven 100” this week.
I am honored that my course on the executive mindset was selected as one of the top leadership courses in the “Maven 100” this week. This course emerged from my own experience navigating the challenges of scaling my impact beyond what I could do myself by working hard. I got fired from one job and…
Effective leadership gets people to follow.
Effective leadership gets people to follow. I had this misconception early in my career that people listened to leaders because of their titles, and that someday I would be given that title and then people would listen to me. But that’s not how it works. Somebody who can only get others to follow them by…
Looking forward to chatting in a couple hours with Gerta Malaj and Alex C. about adopting an executive mindset for leading and negotiating at work. We will be talking about how to build influence, find allies and navigate the complexities of getting things done with organizations.
Looking forward to chatting in a couple hours with Gerta Malaj and Alex C. about adopting an executive mindset for leading and negotiating at work. We will be talking about how to build influence, find allies and navigate the complexities of getting things done with organizations. Sign up to join via https://lu.ma/ibxqfukw – I look…
Look for a third option beyond the binary choice.
Look for a third option beyond the binary choice. I’ve been noticing this pattern in myself and my clients where we feel stuck because we see only two options, both of which seem bad. One client encountered a situation which didn’t feel right to him, but he didn’t want to raise a stink over it,…
How do you measure progress for yourself?
How do you measure progress for yourself? Another coach asked me how I know whether my coaching is impactful. Obviously, I think it is, but I hadn’t asked myself what makes me think that. One answer is that many of my clients go on to get promoted and/or gain more scope, or they quit their…
I enjoyed this podcast conversation with Daniel Barrett (who am I kidding, I enjoy every podcast conversation I do!) as we explore a bit of my personal journey, and I share some of the lessons I learned along the way.
I enjoyed this podcast conversation with Daniel Barrett (who am I kidding, I enjoy every podcast conversation I do!) as we explore a bit of my personal journey, and I share some of the lessons I learned along the way. One quote that Dan highlighted to spur transformation was to “Set a goal that’s so…
Jenn Steele is the expert I turn to for GTM advice, and I have sent several people her way for mentoring. So when she is sharing what she’s learned in her long career of leading sales and marketing across a number of startups, I pay attention.
Jenn Steele is the expert I turn to for GTM advice, and I have sent several people her way for mentoring. So when she is sharing what she’s learned in her long career of leading sales and marketing across a number of startups, I pay attention. Check out her playbook and agent AIs below and…
Advice for both parents and leaders: Chill out. They can do more than you think they can.
Advice for both parents and leaders: Chill out. They can do more than you think they can. I was at a gathering last night where somebody asked for parenting advice. I’m no parenting expert, and it will be at least a couple decades before we can evaluate how my kids turn out, but I shared…
What’s stopping you isn’t a lack of information – it’s the emotional intelligence to take the actions you know are necessary.
What’s stopping you isn’t a lack of information – it’s the emotional intelligence to take the actions you know are necessary. A couple examples: I hired a sales coach last year to help me build my coaching business. He told me to reach out to former coworkers and clients to start a conversation. Just being…