End of Year Thinking

by | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

I recently met with an executive for his end-of-year session and quickly realized he wasn’t his usual optimistic self. He told me, “Even though the economy’s good and we are doing well, I just don’t feel like we accomplished a lot. It doesn’t feel like it was a good...

2018 Future Leaders Program

by | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

Starting this month, enrollment is open for the 2018 CCG Future Leaders Program, which is designed to recognize; develop; and retain key, targeted, high-potential employees. It’s a 12-month program in quarterly sessions that accelerates the professional development of...

If I Say I Will—I Will

by | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized

  “Don’t lie and don’t cheat, and don’t make promises you can’t keep.”   It’s a simple, but powerful, little saying that even a child can understand.  And yet, it seems that keeping promises has become awfully difficult. I believe there’s an epidemic going on...

Emotional Intelligence

by | Nov 14, 2017 | Executive Coaching, Human Capital

We all know about measuring IQ (intelligence quotient), but lately, I’ve heard more and more about another important measurement—EQ (emotional intelligence quotient). This is a measure of the ability to identify, assess, and control emotional responses in others and...

Making It To Your Own Show

by | Oct 24, 2017 | Executive Coaching, Uncategorized

It’s time for baseball’s 2017 World Series, and I’m excited about watching it! Maybe that’s why when a friend shared his philosophy on business success using a baseball analogy I couldn’t resist sharing it with you. “Your work career,” my friend told me, “is like...

Working in the Moment… and Staying in the Game

by | Oct 10, 2017 | Uncategorized

Most of us are working today toward a better tomorrow. We’re doing all we can to achieve our short- and long-term, big-picture goals. But I bet you know someone who is struggling. Maybe they think they are working hard when they really are just coasting. Maybe they...

Better or Bigger

by | Sep 26, 2017 | Executive Coaching

A while back, I was working at our office with a president and a CEO of an Alabama-based company. During this meeting, the two of them got into a pretty heated discussion about a big decision. Both felt strongly about their positions, and these positions were very far...

Failing to Adapt

by | Sep 12, 2017 | Executive Coaching

Douglas MacArthur was one of the greatest military minds of all time. Considered by many to be a genius in modern warfare, he groomed some of our country’s best commanders, and his career actually spanned WWI to the Korean War. A Costly Mistake I want to talk about...

Lessons on Life and Work

by | Aug 22, 2017 | Executive Coaching

In my previous blog, I shared a conversation I had with my older son about where I was twenty-plus years ago and how I didn’t imagine the life I have today. Most people, I think, feel much the same way. And most of us—no matter how satisfying life has turned out to...