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I admire and respect that it is becoming more acceptable to address the emotional challenges in senior leaders and teams in pushing hard to success. Being willing to provide help for those in need is great. The problem is, I do not think therapy is the right approach, as it delves into the past and at its core is to provide a communication outlet to those in need. I believe what is needed is a high level coach, someone that understands what they are going through, and can both empathize, provide useful tools AND at times, challenge. This is what I do, and I am known as the BAD ASS Behaviorist, because I can speak the language of senior leaders and high performers and coach them in a direct way to move them forward. Coaching of high performers has become an accepted staple in sports, and now it needs to become one in both Fortune 500 companies and to those companies that are seeking greatness. https://bityl.co/RsMu

In the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles or doing something that feels newly monumental, we usually think of looking inside ourselves for hidden reserves of confidence and know-how. But it's actually turning outward to harness resources with and for others that we discover and develop our hidden potential. When the odds are against us, focusing beyond ourselves is what launches us off the ground. #obstacles #confidence #hiddenpotential #resources #outwardfocus https://lnkd.in/gktCRFGJ

Bridging the communications gap between older leaders and younger team members is possible - but only if both sides work at it. #communicationsgap #leaders #buildingbridges #language

In a meta-analysis, the average correlation between perfectionism and performance at work was zero. When it came to mastering their tasks, perfectionists were no better than their peers. In their quest for flawless results, research suggests that perfectionists tend to get three things wrong: 1. They obsess about details that don't matter. - They're so busy finding the right solution to tiny problems that they lack the discipline to find the right problems to solve. 2. They avoid unfamiliar situations & difficult tasks that might lead to failure. - That leaves them refining a narrow set of existing skills rather than working to develop new ones. 3. They berate themselves for making mistakes, making it hard to learn from them. - They fail to realize that the purpose of reviewing your mistakes isn't to shame your past self. It's to educate your future self. Ironically, perfectionism is a flaw, not a strength. It's rarely achievable, and the time wasted to get there is better spent elsewhere. It's literally "off the chart. #perfection #performance #problemsolving #flawless

From The Times Of India: Starbucks founder and three-time CEO Howard Schultz recently recalled his meeting with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during an episode of the podcast "Acquired." Schultz recalled the moment when Jobs screamed in his face to fire his whole leadership team, and how right he was proved a few months later. For those unaware, Howard D. Schultz is the founder of Starbucks. He was chairman and CEO of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, from 2008 to 2017, and interim CEO from 2022 to 2023. When Steve Jobs told Starbucks CEO to fire his entire top leadership in March 2023, Schultz handed the reins to his permanent replacement Laxman Narasimhan, former PepsiCo executive, and pledged that he wouldn't return. Talking about the incident, Schultz said that in the year 2008 there was a meeting scheduled for Starbucks and Apple around mobile order and other things. The Apple founder had invited Schultz to the Apple Campus and the two were said to be taking a walk around the campus courtyard to discuss the matter. “[Jobs] had a whole thing about walking,” Schultz said on the podcast. “He would go out and walk around the building. And so I went down there and basically we took a walk. "I just told him all my problems -- everything that was going on. He just stopped me and said, ‘This is what you need to do.’ He looked at me and said, ‘You go back to Seattle and you fire everyone on your leadership team.’ I thought he was joking.” Schultz reportedly said he pushed back: “I said what are you talking about, ‘Fire everybody’? He said, ‘I just told you. F–king fire all those people.’ He was almost screaming at me in my face: ‘Fire all those people, that’s what I would do.' "’I said, ‘Steve, I can’t fire all these people. Who’s going to do the work?' “He said, ‘I promise you, in six months, maybe nine, they’ll all be gone.’ "And Jobs was right. Except for one, the general counsel, they were all gone.” When Jobs and Schultz met again during an event, Schultz told Steve Jobs how right he was. I talked to him after that. “We were on stage together at an event, and I told him, ‘They’re all gone.’ He said, ‘Well, you’re six months, nine months late. Think about all the things you could’ve done.” Would you have listened to Jobs' advice? #leadership #firing #businessadvice #management #startingover #coffeetalk

Prior to 1974, financial institutions remained largely discriminatory when it came to issuing credit to women and minorities. The industry of financial services itself was led by men while women worked as receptionists, secretaries, and tellers. So eight women came together to turn everything around by opening The Women's Bank in Denver. Carol Green, Judi Wagner, LaRae Orullian, Gail Schoettler, Wendy Davis, Joy Burns, Beverly Martinez, and Edna Mosely founded the bank's board by each pitching in $1,000. On July 14, 1978 The Women's Bank opened for business. People stood in line down the street in downtown Denver to deposit their money. The first day's deposits exceeded $1 million. The bank was sold in 1994, and?renamed the Colorado Business Bank. But Denver's banking history had been forever changed. #equality #womeninpower #banking #finance

Interesting take from Adam Grant. What do you think is the most likely reason that he's right? - Maybe it's because people appreciate your honesty. - And they are impressed with your humility. - And you're someone who's going to feed them a line of bs. - All of the above. #truth #integrity #humility #persuasion #salesmanship

Everyone has the time. According to Zig Ziglar, that's not the problem. #direction #time #focus #plan