Last week my teenage son was at a ski competition at Taos Ski Valley and he brought home a ski hat with “Janitor” across the front. While the hat was nice, I was really curious about why it said “Janitor.” My son shared that the founder of Taos Ski Valley, Ernie Blake, used to wearContinue reading “Do you want to spend your time doing $10,000 an hour thinking or $10 an hour tasks?”
Category Archives: Transitions/Transitioning
Disrupting Purpose to Become a Better Leader
I am fascinated by the blending of purpose of the bike described in the recent Fast Company post–This Ingenious Bike Doubles as its own Lock. The article points out that any bike lock is breakable with the right tools and amount of time, so the designers have developed a bike that partially comes apart toContinue reading “Disrupting Purpose to Become a Better Leader”
Leadership Crash Course
Historically, people spent many years in an organization (or at least an industry) rising through the ranks–honing and adjusting their skill set as the rose. With Boomer retirements, a relatively small GenX talent pool to replace retiring senior leaders, increasingly organizations are facing the reality of having to promote leaders in their late 20s andContinue reading “Leadership Crash Course”
Thriving in Your Next Promotion: Learning to Let Go, Add-On, and Preserve
Most organizations strive to keep their leadership pipeline robust with internal candidates so they’re able to promote from within. However, for a newly promoted manager, the transition can be a struggle. The struggle can take many forms: sometimes the new manager stays focused on their old job, prioritizing it over the expectations and requirement ofContinue reading “Thriving in Your Next Promotion: Learning to Let Go, Add-On, and Preserve”
Inciting Leaders 