A firefighter has a clear Sense of Urgency.  The Urgency is to put out the fire.  They train for it every day.  They dress for it every day.  They even sleep prepared for it every night.  Each fire may require a different strategy.  It may require a different team.  (Some fires require paramedics.  Others may

If you have a team member you’d like to get rid of (but you lack the courage or ability to just let him go), then I have three steps you can take to make his life so miserable he will want to quit. Consider this information an early Christmas present. Abolish Autonomy. This is easy.

If you’re a coach who works with businesses and organizations, you need to check out Coachbook: A Guide to Organizational Coaching Strategies and Practices. The book is a bit reference-like in some ways (that’s a positive and a not-so-positive), and it also has some really good content and frameworks for those of us who coach