Keeping Your Executive Leadership Team Sharp

Keeping Your Executive Leadership Team Sharp

One of my greatest joys is working with highly motivated executive teams – particularly within organizations that have moved from small and scrappy to mid-sized and more formal. A question many of these teams ask is: How do we make sure our team stays sharp and...
Becoming a Non-Anxious Leader

Becoming a Non-Anxious Leader

We live in an age of anxiety, and it is contagious. One of the most common self-defeating patterns I see in the leaders I coach is a failure to distinguish anxiety from legitimate urgency. You may be asking yourself: What’s the difference? Here’s how I define the two:...
Letting Go of Unrealistic Expectations

Letting Go of Unrealistic Expectations

In a collection of Jewish teachings known as Midrash, the 4th century Rabbi Tanchuma is cited as saying: “When you expect gratitude, you are making your kindness a business transaction.” We all have a tendency to believe that each day we act with unconditional...