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Why Misconceptions Occur: 11 Reasons & One Remedy

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One of my backbone principles in executive coaching stresses the importance of getting two things in alignment: the head and the heart. I tell my executives, “It all works from the inside out. Until you’re happy with who you are, you’ll never be happy with what you have. “When you’re in alignment, head and heart, […]

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Why First Impressions are Hard to Change

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Relationships strengthen and weaken based on interactions the brain catalogs into three buckets: non-verbal evaluations, voice and tone, and selected words. Therefore a strong first impression goes a heck of a long way toward launching a solid relationship. A weak first impression is very difficult to overcome Researchers at NYU, Stanford, Tufts, and NYU have […]

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Even the Strong Are Broken In Places

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The sudden, tragic death of Baltimore Orioles icon Mike Flanagan cuts deep for those who watched him mature from a young ballplayer into a distinguished middle-aged man. As his adulthood unfolded, Flanny’s chapters seemed to be the stuff of dreams: handsome and popular pitching ace, World Series hero, front office executive, and popular broadcaster. Externally […]

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Why It’s Important to Push On

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When you’ve pounded a few million keys and the life you love dictates that millions more lie ahead, every once in a while it’s necessary to take pause and immerse in distractions that re-frame what’s good and right and important. I recently lost my writing partner. With her passing evaporated the urge to write. The […]

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How Introverts Can Become Good Networkers

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Workforces are comprised of introverts, extroverts, and personalities in-between. The mix varies from place to place because the nature of a company’s work often shapes its culture. For example, an aggressive sales organization tends to hire competitive extroverts. Methodical, detailed-oriented industries (such as engineering and accounting firms) often skew heavily toward quiet, skilled introverts. It […]

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Why Workplace Rivalries Exist

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Sibling rivalries are good practice for conflicts we later see in competitive arenas like sports, politics, and the workplace. Work rivalries can be good or bad. Good ones inspire healthy competition. Bad ones cause friction, rumors, backstabbing, and emotional backlashes in defense of wounded self-images. While it’s easy to blame disruptive households on bad parenting […]

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Why It’s the Thought that Counts

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I just returned from my last Parents Weekend at Florida State University. My daughter is a senior and will graduate next spring. The FSU campus is beautiful, doubly so when the football team wins at home in front of 80,000 fans dressed in garnet and gold. We were lucky Saturday to beat Boston College. But […]

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