Category: Executive Coaching


Why the Surgeon Refused to Operate

“My sixth sense, which I rely on as a surgeon, is telling me that I cannot be certain that surgery will help you. Therefore, I don’t want to do it.”
That’s what the doctor told my husband regarding a persistent, long-time leg pain.
As a wife, I was disappointed that the cure we thought was in hand, [...]


I want to work for Tony Hsieh!

I really do!
I just finished his book, “Delivering Happiness, A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose,” and I couldn’t put it down. From the beginning, Tony Hsieh and his partners were determined to build a profitable company— Zappos.com— on old fashioned values that today seem almost “out of fashion.”

Imagine founding a company whose core [...]


Managing Career Transitions in a Spiritual and Practical Way

Linda Cassell was recently interviewed by Cherise Greski for the Chicago Practical Spirituality Examiner no the topic of managing career transitions in a spiritual and practical way.


It’s Just the Way it Is!

I have a wonderful friend who has a crystal clear vision of being a successful senior executive or entrepreneur with the power and influence to create family friendly work cultures. She thinks about it day and night. It is her passion. You might even say she is “obsessed.”
What’s her current job like?
She works 10 and [...]


Is your Business Getting Bigger or Getting Better?

Once again, Seth Godin’s blog is a home run, at least for me. I am the product of a small family business. I grew up seeing, experiencing, and practicing the true meaning of customer service. Is it possible to get bigger and better at the same time? I think so. We all want to grow. [...]


Finding the Magic when you’ve Been Downsized

Lately I’ve been working with a lot of executives who have either been downsized or fear that they will be. It’s a scary place:
 
“I’ve been a highly paid senior executive for most of my career. How can I find a new job at the same salary level? What if I can’t find a job [...]