Experienced lawyers have told me repeatedly that law schools miss two very important subjects: marketing yourself and how to get off to a good start in the first year of law firm employment.
Law firms are very concerned with integrating newly minted lawyers into the organization. But do those new lawyers know what they need to [...]
An inflection point is a time to take a new hard look at goals to see if a new strategy is warranted.
So for example, if for people in career transition the most usual option is to simply find another job that replaces the one that was lost.
But taking a new look at goals can produces [...]
A client said to me “I’m finally making myself deal with it in an appropriate manner”. As a coach my job is help my clients reach ‘aha’ thoughts and then continue to pressure them to follow through on the ‘aha’. So when a client says they are finally dealing with it I know that the [...]
In our Getting Stress Hardy workshops we make the point that too little or too much stress is not good for you but some is necessary. Usually challenge is the best form of stress to encounter.
Challenges are typically something people struggle to overcome. I think struggling is the best form of learning.
I see [...]
February 27, 2010 – 1:08 pm
I learned about this terrific idea recently. As part of hiring people and then through the performance review process create a list of ways that they like to be motivated. The biggest part of this is asking them from time about what motivates them. Then when the time comes you’ll know what should work.
This [...]
October 1, 2009 – 9:25 pm
In Executive Coaching my clients and I drill down to the bedrock of their opportunity and identify actions they could be taking that would ignite a tipping point for them. These actions tend to be very hard work. I define hard work as doing something unpleasant that moves you toward your goals.
In comparison I don’t [...]
March 30, 2009 – 11:40 am
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Lao-Tse the Chinese philosopher said “What’s in the way is the way”. I learned about this idea when I saw Dr. Peter Jensen talking about his terrific new book Igniting the Third Factor.
When you’re chasing an objective you’ll move forwards as you discover and overcome challenges you face. Some challenges will be hard to [...]
