by Mack | | Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
This post was written by our strategic coaching partner Margi Bush of Wisdom Tree Coaching. If you haven’t read Day One-Five in this series, you may want to read those first. Today we will begin to explore our second theme, Self-Management. This is Day #6 of a...
by Mack | | Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Get Better, Management Development, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development, Stress Management
Knowledge of Self only happens through self-examination. This is different than the pre-cancer self-screenings we’re all encouraged to do. This reflection identifies a different cancer: assumption As I mentioned in a previous post, doing a deep dive into your own...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Professional Development
This special series is a collaborative project with our strategic coaching partner Margi Bush. The more you work in stressful situations, the shorter your fuse will become. In my case, one of the most stressful events is air travel. I’m on the road about 30-40 weeks...
by Mack | | Always Compete, Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
This is Day #3 of a collaborative project with me and my strategic coaching partner, Margi Bush! As the Boss, you’ll often be forced to view situations in a negative light. It’s the nature of the job. If you’re not careful, you’ll lose sight of what delights you in...
by Mack | | Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Recently I was speaking with a newly-promoted supervisor. He was telling me how afraid he was that he would make some unforgivable mistakes in his role. As a result, he was in trouble for neglecting to confront some poor performance in one of his direct reports. It...
