When Never Is The Only Option

Have a Can-Do Attitude:  Make ‘Never’ the Only Option When my wife and I were engaged, she was living in Atlanta and I was living in Birmingham. She started interviewing two months before our wedding for a job in Birmingham, and she found one pretty quickly. The only...

March Madness Confidence

Today is the beginning of March Madness (aka the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament). Each year, 64 outstanding college teams from all over compete to be the #1 team in the country. And offices everywhere focus on brackets as well as business. Over the next...

Confidentiality versus Secrets in the Workplace

  As a business coach who takes a whole-life approach to coaching, I hear some sort of confidential information (both professional and personal) nearly every day. People disclose information about acquisitions, company downsizing and salaries. They share personal...

Valentine’s Day Is About Love

 Valentine’s Day and Love Years ago, my brother and I were talking about somebody and whether I liked that person or not. I said to my brother, “I like people who like me.” He just laughed. Over the years, whenever this came up, he would remind me: “Oh yeah, Brother,...