Resources

These are a few coaching resources to give you an idea of how I think, including blog posts I have written, as well as articles, books and podcasts from which I have drawn inspiration and learning. I also teach a course on the Maven platform on being a more effective executive, and have done a couple free webinars there. For my latest content, you can check out my newsletter. If what you see piques your interest, please get in touch!

I also wanted to include a couple posts other coaches have written on the process of choosing a coach: How to Find and Choose a Coach and How to Know You Are Getting Great Value From Your Coach. My experience is that having an instant bond of trust with a coach is critical; when I have felt that trust, the coach could challenge me and push me further, which meant I progressed faster. With other coaches, I didn’t feel understood or that sense of connection, and felt like I had to keep explaining myself, and that didn’t lead to good outcomes. This is why I offer a free intro chat for us to get to know each other and see if there is that spark of trust.

Blog posts I’ve written

• Clarity and Focus

• Creating Alignment with Others on setting expectations and holding others accountable

• Small steps lead to big change

• What do you control?

• What will you do differently?

• Finding your way

• Vulnerability as filtering

• Principled leadership

• Find meaning in the present moment

• Tips for job seekers to stand out

Articles from others

• Three Crucial Skills that Leaders Must Develop to Become Executives, by Nikhyl Singhal

• The Trap of Being a Hard Worker, by Hanna Hart

• The Best Leaders are Feedback Magnets, by Shivani Berry

• Be a Thermostat, not a Thermometer, by Lara Hogan

• Box Breathing (to reset your nervous system out of “fight-or-flight” mode), from the Cleveland Clinic

• 90 seconds to emotional resilience, by Alyson M. Stone, describing the research of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor

• Tara Brach’s RAIN practice of mindful compassion

• 15 principles for managing up, by Wes Kao

• A Simple Hack to Help You Communicate More Effectively, (What? So What? Now What?) by Matt Abrahams

• Your Resume is an Advertisement, by Seppo Helava

• Identity-Based Habits, by James Clear

• The Real Reason People Won’t Change, by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey

  • Here is my description of their Immunity to Change methodology

• How To Feel Better When You Don’t Know What’s Wrong, by David Cain

• Habits vs. Goals, by Shane Parrish

• How To Get Into The "Zone Of Genius" And Unlock Your Highest Potential (interview with Gay Hendricks)

• Power Up Your Team with Non-violent Communication Principles

• How to Make Your Own Luck

• Turn Towards Instead of Away, by the Gottman Institute

• Ikigai - Why Japanese people live longer, by Uttam Kumar

Books (with links to my blog summaries where available)

• You Have A Choice: Beyond Hard Work to Meaningful Impact, by Eric Nehrlich, where I share what’s worked for me and the leaders I coach.

• The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni

• Good Strategy, Bad Strategy, by Richard Rumelt

• Us: Getting Past You and Me, by Terrence Real

• The Art of Leadership, by Michael Lopp

• The Coaching Habit, by Michael Bungay Stanier (Huffington Post summary since I haven’t written my own)

• What You Do is Who You Are, by Ben Horowitz

• The Power of Onlyness, by Nilofer Merchant

• Essentialism, by Greg McKeown

• The New Psychology of Leadership, by Haslam, Reicher and Platow

• Radical Candor, by Kim Scott

• Scaling People, by Claire Hughes Johnson

• Thinking in Systems, by Donella Meadows

• The Great Work of Your Life, by Stephen Cope (summary from the web since I haven’t written my own)

• Whistling Vivaldi, by Claude M. Steele (this book enlightened me about stereotype threat and the challenges of inclusion)

• Difficult Conversations, by Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen and Bruce Patton (no summary, but check out the Tim Ferriss interview of Sheila Heen)

• 7 Rules for Positive, Productive Change, by Esther Derby

• Tiny Habits, by BJ Fogg

• Atomic Habits, by James Clear

• So Good They Can’t Ignore You, by Cal Newport

• Leading Systems, by Barry Oshry

• Give and Take, by Adam Grant

• Thinking in Bets, by Annie Duke

• Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl

• Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong, by Brené Brown

• Leadership and Self-Deception, by the Arbinger Institute

Podcasts

• A Spotify playlist with my podcast appearances

• The Reboot Podcast with Jerry Colonna

  • The episode on Rebooting your Definition of Success particularly resonated for me.

• The Knowledge Project, with Shane Parrish

  • The episode with Jim Dethmer on The Pillars of Integrity had me considering how I step out of energetic wholeness.

• Coaches Rising

  • The interview with Steve March on the Four Depths of Aletheia Coaching convinced me to enroll at Steve’s Aletheia coaching school, which has been personally and professionally impactful for me.