Executive Coach | Author | Former Practicing Attorney
April 2020, a few short months away, will mark my fifth anniversary as an executive coach. It is a similar milestone in my writing career, as my writing interests and output shifted dramatically as I moved from being a practicing lawyer to serving as a partner to attorneys and other professionals. In honor of the […]
Read MoreA client and friend of mine, who is a relatively recent law graduate (let’s call him Jamie), feels like he is running out of steam and options. He has now worked at two mid-sized law firms and encountered the same issues at both of them: (1) lack of real training or diversified work, (2) disinterest […]
Read MoreMost of us, thankfully, do not need to learn a new form of martial arts to effectuate the change we want to see in our lives. It could always help, yes, but it’s not the natural next step. Yet we do have something eluding us. A piece of the puzzle we have not yet fit, […]
Read MoreOptimizing LinkedIn® is surprising complex. It’s hard enough to consider, understand and address: YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION If you would like help with that effort, you can always take a look at the worksheets I have posted on this site. After you have a full grasp of these key points, the next challenge […]
Read MoreIn my work with executives, attorneys and others, I am called upon to act as a coach and help clients reach deeper, expand their vision of their own professional value and capacity and increase their emotional intelligence, versatility, resilience and other key qualities. I also act as a technical advisor, so to speak, by sharing […]
Read MoreIf you follow me on LinkedIn®, you might have seen yesterday’s post that, after years of following her work, I finally met a mentor of mine, Dorie Clark, in person. Coincidentally, during a coaching call today with a CFO client about networking, the story of how I first “met” Dorie became highly relevant to our […]
Read MoreLate last month, I was honored to present to two classes at Lehman College as a guest speaker on career development. There was considerable diversity among the student body in all senses of the word, including their professional goals. Some wanted to go the entrepreneurship route, while others were focused on tax, audit, financial advising […]
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