THE BLOG
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When someone steps into their first management role, I often see them fall into one of two mental traps:
"This will be easy!"
"This is way too hard!"
Two extremes.
Both wrong.
Both completely normal.
And both in serious need of support.
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The first extreme: "This will be easy!"
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"Do you have a coach yourself?"
A client—a new manager—asked me that recently.
And I loved that question.
Because I practice what I preach.
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Over the last 20 years, I’ve had a number of coaches. Right now, I work with two:
- one helps me build my business,
- The other helps me grow as a coa...
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You sit in a car for the first time.
No instructor.
No idea how the machine works.
No clue about road signs or rules.
No practice.
How far do you think you’d get?
Chances are, you won't be able to move the damn thing, but if you do, you’d crash at the first corner or intersection. In the b...
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To become or not to become a manager?
You've been working hard, showing up, delivering results, and now—it's happening. You just got offered a promotion! At first, it feels exhilarating. Recognition. A step up. But before you know it, something shifts inside you. The excitement fades, replace...
