by Lights Out Admin | Apr 7, 2021 | Featured
Recently I have started to work with CEOs who want to work on how they will transition out of the corporate world. All are very accomplished CEOs who are ready for a new chapter. It’s a positive development – in contrast, to simply making a change in their...
by Lights Out Admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Featured
For most of my fifteen-year coaching career, I have promoted the idea that high-performing teams must have a foundation of trust. I’d advise my clients that if team members don’t trust each other, there is little likelihood they’ll demonstrate healthy conflict about...
by Lights Out Admin | Feb 5, 2020 | Featured
Let’s start with the metaphor that your brain is like hardware, while your mind is the software that runs on that hardware. Thanks to evolution, your brain has some serious limitations, but upgrading the software (your mindset) actually improves how your brain works....
by Lights Out Admin | Oct 16, 2019 | Featured
In April 2009, I missed a flight. It was one of those adrenaline-filled, cortisol-pumping experiences where I hadn’t given myself sufficient time to get to the airport. It led to a trifecta of emotions: Shame that I was not better prepared Anxiety about getting on a...
by Lights Out Admin | Jul 9, 2019 | Featured
A couple of weeks ago I arrived at a client’s office and this normally calm, grounded CEO declared: “I really need your help with a people issue that’s bothering me.” This was quite unusual for him—he’s incredibly competent, the company is flying high, and he’s...
by Lights Out Admin | Jun 1, 2019 | Featured
What Is a Listening Tour? A listening tour is an extremely valuable tool for any new CEO (or any leader, for that matter). It involves meeting with a wide variety of people from many levels of your company. It helps you understand “the lay of the land” at your...
