Delegation is a game-changer—but let’s be honest, it’s also really hard. This blog unpacks why delegating is tough (hello, control issues and perfectionism!), how to shift your mindset, and how to improve the outcome aft...

Quick judgments and a limited view—fueled by bias—lead us astray. Using a Hawaii driving story, I show how a limited view causes mistakes and missed opportunities. The cure? Curiosity: ask “What else could be true?”, lis...

On my catamaran trip on the Napali Coast, I learned one important thing from the captain: know when to retreat and regroup. We headed against 8-15 foot waves with 20-knot winds. The customers were getting seasick, everyo...

Lessons from Flowing Lava

In the intricate dance of nature, spiders have long been the unsung maestros, orchestrating a delicate balance between hunting, resting, and nurturing their young. Their webs—those shimmering traps glistening in the morn...

A Closer Look at Job Dissatisfaction

I live in Hawaii right now and the Men’s Ironman Championships are around the corner. Ironmen are walking, running, biking, and swimming everywhere I go, which makes for great sightseeing if you like seeing hot male bodi...

Do you have too much to do and not enough time? Could you delegate some of this work and have more time to focus on what is really important?

It's all the rage! Authentic Leadership. Everyone talks about it. Everyone has an opinion about what it is and they're not shy about telling you how you need to change to become an authentic leader. So if everybody is ta...

I love emerging leaders. I love talking to them, coaching them, leading them, and fostering their career. Basically, I love everything about them. Why, you ask?

A lesson to learn from CrowdStrike, the proud sponsor of system outages throughout the world,...

It is now almost halfway into July which means 2024 is half over. What were your goals this year? How did you do? What adjustments do you need to make?

Your manager or someone above you says “Nice job. Next time, <fill in the blank with feedback>”

Vacations are supposed to be for fun, but on my recent one, I also am going to blow you away with how much I learned that will help me evolve and grow just by paying attention. You might just learn a thing or two as well...

What the heck is executive presence anyway? This enigmatic quality, while frequently lauded, can feel shrouded in ambiguity. Do you really need it? If so, how do you know what it is and how can you get it?

It’s a common refrain. You feel as if you are too busy keeping up with your world to do the things you really want to do. Maybe that is:

I have too many plates spinning. You know what I am talking about right? That guy who would be on talk or variety shows spinning plates on sticks and you would hold your breath waiting for one to drop. It rarely did.

There are no mistakes. This is a foundation principle of iPec, the coaching program where I was certified, and most people bristle at this statement. I absolutely love it.

They say 70% of the population has imposter syndrome. I say that the other 30% is delusional.

It’s all in their personality style