I read The Imposter Syndrome by Dr. Jessamy Hibberd last month and one might wonder why I would read this book within a month of finishing my Ph.D. In short, I have struggled…
Tag: Emotional Maturity
Quick Review: Triggers
A great resource for personal change and leadership development is Marshall Goldsmith’s Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts – Becoming the Person You Want to Be. Goldsmith is a giant in the coaching world…
Quick Review: The Ideal Team Player
This week I final got to go through Patrick Lencioni’s The Ideal Team Player as I’m preparing for a new course on Teams. I’ve enjoyed all of Lencioni’s books. I think this might…
Quick Review: Beyond Reason
Another help Negotiation book I’ve gone through in the last few weeks is Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro’s Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate. This isn’t the most dynamic of books content-wise,…
Quick Review: Shaping Your Family Story
Over the last few weeks, I read “Shaping Your Family Story” by David Welday III and Dr. James Coffield. My wife and I wanted to read this book after getting acquainted with…
Is Pain the Key to Empowerment?
It’s timely to re-post today one of the most popular posts ever on my blog, or top 10 at least. Morgan’s got another jog-a-thon in the morning (Thursday) and it brings back…
I’m Not A Part of This System! I’m an Adult!
If you thought I beyond analyzing philosophical statements left on dirty cars you were wrong! This was just too tempting for me. My family pulled up next to this car today as…
Maturity and Response
Been talking a lot of systems and leadership the last couple months with the Leadership Learning Group. I’ve been enjoying re-reading some great material. I’m not sure how you define maturity, but…
Answering Critics
It’s the 25th anniversary this season of the ’85 Chicago Bears Superbowl season. I thought I would post a bit of leadership wisdom from a member of that illustrious team.Steve McMichael, nicknamed…