The Holidays are Fuel for Burned-Out Leaders Executives are reeling from the pressure cooker conditions created by the pandemic. The great resignation is real. In a state of burnout, many executives feel disillusioned and confused.  But burning out and building yourself back up is a normal part of the cycle of perpetual renewal, according to The Hudson...Read More

Leaders have been particularly stressed in the last year and half. They are dealing with burnout, pushback and upheaval. More than ever, organizations see the value in providing leaders with the one-on-one support they need to perform at their best under crushing conditions, and are planning to expand executive coaching beyond the highest ranks. As a result,...Read More

Workplace cultures are living breathing organisms that adhere to unwritten rules. They have a vibe, a way of being.  As an executive coach, one of the biggest mistakes I see leaders make when taking on a new role is crashing into a culture. They think and act like they know what everyone needs, but they don’t...Read More

It happens slowly over time, like the air seeping out of a tire. The hiss of the hum lulls you into a state of complacency. Before you know it, your most ambitious goals, once firmly within reach, are fading fast. Without realizing it, you’ve adopted and animated attitudes and actions that knocked you off track...Read More

If you are like most leaders, these past months have been difficult. Back-to-back virtual meetings have burned leaders out and ignited an inferno of introspection. Questions are ensuing: What do I want and why? Am I happy?  What is important? As leaders grapple with these questions, they are also asking: How do I want to...Read More

How do I see myself? How do I see the world and my place in it? What is important to me? What makes me happy? These are the questions leaders are grappling in the wake of a pandemic and amidst an epidemic of burnout. The book, “The Courage to Be Disliked,” written by Fumitake Koga...Read More

No one likes to be disliked. The irony is that in our mad scramble to avoid feeling rejected, we hijack our own happiness, according to the book “The Courage to be Disliked,” which is a short read that will leave you thinking for a long time. In the book by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi,...Read More

The Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) movement is instilling a sense of urgency in forward-thinking enterprises to show their stakeholders — Wall Street, customers and employees — how fast they can do the right thing. For businesses looking to lead on ESG, leadership development can give them an edge. What is character? Funny enough,...Read More

Smashing hands. Throwing staplers. Calling staff names. Movie-maker and Broadway producer, Scott Rudin, is the consummate workplace bully. His behavior was egregious and made headlines. But, bullying isn’t always so obvious. Excessive criticism, maniacal micro-managing, jokes at someone else’s expense and unrealistic deadlines qualify too, according to the Devadoss Law Firm. Another example is promising promotions in...Read More

Marie Curie discovered radium. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. And, Herbert Freudenberger realized and related to the world that humans experience burnout. According to Freudenberger, who was a psychoanalyst, there are three types of exhaustion/burnout: Emotional exhaustion – Fatigue from caring too much, for too long. De-personalization – Depletion of empathy, caring and compassion… Decreased sense...Read More