Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. Oscar Wilde
Leadership Blog
You 3.0 – When and Where Did You Begin?
Last month I wrote a blog entitled Which Career Version Are You In? I shared some of my thoughts about career patterns and a bit of my own story. Since then, I have heard from several of my readers and clients sharing their stories. Each story is a bit different, and yet, there are common themes. … Read More
App Hacks: DoodlePoll
This month’s App Hack is a service I’ve been using for some time called DoodlePoll. Before I tell you about DoodlePoll, I want to be clear, I do not receive compensation for writing these App Hacks, and I do not have any relationship whatsoever with the companies that make them. I started writing these because … Read More
Leadership Quote: You Don’t Build a Business…
Q3 Vistage Confidence Index – Chicago
A couple of weeks ago Vistage published its National Confidence Index Results. Below is a report comparing the Chicago area to the nation. Not surprisingly, Chicago business leaders are a bit more pessimistic. And yet, a recent report from ITR Economics Housing: 6 Signs of a Better Year Ahead offers a contrarian point of view. … Read More
You 3.0 – Which Career Version Are you In?
Careers, like software, require updates to keep them fresh. Just as with software, Version 1.0, while it works, is just the beginning. For some, Version 1.0, is well thought out. These are the lucky ones. My husband, for example, knew when he was a child that he wanted to be an engineer. And, he did … Read More
Q3 2019 Vistage Confidence Index – CEO optimism falls to 8-year low
Overall confidence among CEOs of small and midsize businesses declined for the 7th consecutive quarter. The Vistage CEO Confidence Index was 85.0 in the 3rd quarter of 2019, down 3.8% from the prior quarter and 17.5% from last year’s 3rd quarter survey. While the overall decline points toward a slower pace of growth in the … Read More
Leadership Quote: The Challenge Is…
The Challenge of Success
When does confidence become hubris? So much is written about the importance of confidence, and yet, there is a dark, ugly side too. We see it every day in the press – rock stars, sports stars, politicians and others, who have so much confidence that they begin to make choices out of hubris. Well, we … Read More
Everybody Needs A Coach
“Everybody needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you are CEO, a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player, we all need feedback” so says Bill Gates & Eric Schmidt in this 1.25min TED Talk. Perhaps a bold statement. And yet, doesn’t every professional athlete and every famous performer have one? … Read More