Professional Development
Unconsciously Competent: Why I Needed a Coach, Part II
“Sometimes we do not truly appreciate our abilities.” A coach identifies those blind spots to help us become our best selves. In the Conscious Competence Learning Model (Curtiss & Warren, 1973), we may all experience the four stages. But my interpretation and application of the stages are a little different than what the model may…
Read MoreWhat Help Do CEO’s Need?
“The affected group normally knows best what they need.” I like to conduct some research on a topic before I share my curated thoughts. Research on this subject required more effort than I expected. The results of my Google search, “What do CEOs need help with?”, were a series of articles that provided input to…
Read MoreCEO Professional Development: I’m No Superperson
Long ago, as a junior leader, I learned that, “Everything I know is not everything there is to know.” Fast forward 15 years to when I became a CEO; this maxim was even more prevalent. There was much more to know, leading 400 versus leading 40. The number of moving pieces, the complexity of problems,…
Read More