Are you underappreciated in your job, working hard, indispensable in your area of expertise, and yet not being given opportunities to reach the next level? That’s because you’re doing it wrong, thinking like an individual contributor rather than the executive who creates impact beyond their personal output. You are likely: — Taking on the hardest…
To get things done as an executive requires understanding what others want.
To get things done as an executive requires understanding what others want. People think that once they have the title of director or VP, everybody else will just listen to them and do what they say. That is rarely true. Imagine if you started working under a director who told you to “Do what I…
Becoming an effective executive means changing your approach to work.
Becoming an effective executive means changing your approach to work. Early in your career, your job is to work hard to deliver results on the tasks you are given. You get promoted and rewarded for your individual expertise, your mastery of the details, and your ability to solve problems. And you will keep advancing in…
While time is just a construct our brains use to make sense of the world, I enjoy taking time to reflect on the year that is ending, and set an intention for the year that is starting in a Year in Review post for my blog.
While time is just a construct our brains use to make sense of the world, I enjoy taking time to reflect on the year that is ending, and set an intention for the year that is starting in a Year in Review post for my blog. The overview of my 2024 is that it was…
I’m excited to offer a coaching scholarship for an engineering leader from an underrepresented group along with 12 other coaching scholarships from Amy Rich, ACC, Alia Rose Connor, Cara Wilson, Fiona Siseman, Francis Lacoste, Tobi Tonner and Joel Chippindale who organized the initiative.
I’m excited to offer a coaching scholarship for an engineering leader from an underrepresented group along with 12 other coaching scholarships from Amy Rich, ACC, Alia Rose Connor, Cara Wilson, Fiona Siseman, Francis Lacoste, Tobi Tonner and Joel Chippindale who organized the initiative. Check out the details below, share with people you know who might…
My professional development investment for 2024 was completing the Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification program (TICC) taught by Thomas Hübl, PhD and Amy Elizabeth Fox. While I was familiar with many of the concepts shared in the program, my experience was profound in uncovering and starting to deal with some of my own unprocessed trauma.
My professional development investment for 2024 was completing the Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification program (TICC) taught by Thomas Hübl, PhD and Amy Elizabeth Fox. While I was familiar with many of the concepts shared in the program, my experience was profound in uncovering and starting to deal with some of my own unprocessed trauma. Let’s start by defining trauma. Most…
This 2024 LinkedIn Rewind, by Coauthor.studio, is not bad, but required a couple tweaks before posting and doesn’t really sound like me. I’m still skeptical about AI content generation but maybe I’m just an old curmudgeon that isn’t willing to learn new tools.
This 2024 LinkedIn Rewind, by Coauthor.studio, is not bad, but required a couple tweaks before posting and doesn’t really sound like me. I’m still skeptical about AI content generation but maybe I’m just an old curmudgeon that isn’t willing to learn new tools. Hat tip to Jenn Steele for sharing hers to inspire me to…
Yesterday I had an opportunity to connect more deeply with somebody I respect and admire. And I messed it up.
Yesterday I had an opportunity to connect more deeply with somebody I respect and admire. And I messed it up. People think that they need more opportunities. But opportunities happen all the time. And we can’t control when they occur. What we can control is how well we prepare for opportunities. I “knew” what to…
By telling old stories, we reinforce the current world.
By telling old stories, we reinforce the current world. By telling new stories, we create new possibilities and can change the world. I recently read The Message, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and appreciated how he took responsibility for the stories he tells and how they reinforce certain beliefs in the world. A few quotes I liked:…
Size your bets by investing your time and resources proportional to riskiness.
Size your bets by investing your time and resources proportional to riskiness. I shared this insight in my Maven “Lightning Lesson” this week on how to plan your 2025 like an executive (you can check out the recording from the link on my profile page). Size your bets is a poker term. In poker, you…