When was the last time you heard the word prudent in a leadership development conversation?
Perhaps, you will be surprised at just how appropriate it is.
Consider these four qualities of a prudent person:
When was the last time you heard the word prudent in a leadership development conversation?
Perhaps, you will be surprised at just how appropriate it is.
Consider these four qualities of a prudent person:
Wednesday I bumped my appointment for reflection to have an early morning meeting.
Thursday I bumped my appointment for reflection to apply a second coat of stain to a table we’re refinishing. Urgent, you know.
After that 90 minutes of my life (never to be recovered) was spent on e-mail; of course that allowed me to jump from one really important blog to another.
Not only did I miss-direct the…
This executive coaching client is a rising star in his company.
Working in a Fortune 100 company with 300,000 employees, Jonathan (not his real name) has consistently received high performance marks and has for 12 years. He is acknowledged for adding value to the company and consistently promoted from entry level to a senior manager role.
With each promotion he received the standard 5% pay increase.
Recently, his boss was…
Last week’s article started this conversation which is really about
managing our lives and constant change.
This story about being “always connected” continues and will continue as we seek to find and maintain balance, effectiveness, and ourselves.
Last week’s post led me to re-connect with an “old friend”; yes, of course by e-mail, at first, but in the fight for a more personal connection we agreed to schedule…
Last week I re-connected with a former employee, she ran a few minutes late for our 7:05 a.m. breakfast appointment. It was fine, as I waited outside the restaurant enjoying a 68 degree late summer morning.
Upon arrival, she apologized and explained why she didn’t call…her phone is MIA; not really lost, just not coming out of hiding. Apparently the battery is drained so forget the prompt suggestion, “Just call…
Intensity happens.
Here in Oklahoma, this summer’s heat is intense. In fact the National Weather Service adjusted the end of a current “excessive heat warning” another day. It is considered “hazardous weather” because temperatures are expected to reach 100 to 105 degrees over the weekend. The heat index values will be in the 105 to 115 range. That’s intense!
What happens when the heat index is…
How well are you protecting your personal well being?
Perhaps you saw “Jaws”, I didn’t but here’s the story line. What subtle life messages do you hear in it?
Martin Brody is the police chief of Amity, an island resort town somewhere in New England. One summer morning, Brody is called to the beach, where the mangled body of a summer vacationer has washed ashore. The medical…