Hire for potential, not years of experience… but then what?
Experience is the best teacher. If you hire for potential and not experience, be ready for them to make mistakes. How will you support them through it all?
Coaching
Crisis decisions lead to unintended consequences
In a crisis, avoid reactionary decisions as much as possible, to reduce unintended consequences. The long term damage may be far worse than pausing a moment.
Don’t hire me to make your employees better at enduring a terrible workplace
Let’s stop patting people on the back for resilience when they’re in a system that’s designed to crush them. Let’s stop crushing them instead.
Is your favorite self-improvement guru a fraud?
Most self-improvement gurus are not frauds, but don’t assume that because their method works for you, it works for everyone. There are so many to choose from.
I’m now an ICF certified coach!
I’ve made five major career changes over 35 years. Becoming an ICF certified coach is the most recent, and I hope final, of these.
Why am I (ir)rationally excited about this new tee shirt?
I am so excited about this new tee shirt, I made a video. It includes audio from 1989, when I produced a radio news show. But that’s not the real point I have.
No experience, education, or certification necessary to be a professional life coach
Anyone can be a professional life coach. But beware: a coach should have all the right questions, not all the right answers. What experience makes a good coach?
Here’s how my daughter reminds me to choose courage.
Our everyday choices can be tiny, huge, easy, scary… Choosing courage isn’t always simple. How do you remember to choose courage?
Your 360 degree feedback survey should make you uncomfortable
Every 360 degree feedback survey requires honesty
My accidental five-year goal of trading burnout for peace
Facebook reminded me that five years ago, I accidentally set myself a goal of trading my burnout for peace of mind and peace of spirit. Still working on that.