I had coffee with a friend last week. He’s an executive coach and pretty darn good at asking thought provoking questions. He asked me, “What do your Vistage members need in this tough economy?” My first inclination was the glib reply, Duh, we need more sales! I knew his was a deeper question and took some time to reflect on my answer. I finally told him they needed courage.
Susan Barrett spoke to my Vistage key group last Friday. Susan is president of the Potomac Consulting Group and an organization development specialist certified to administer and conduct counseling sessions using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Her presentation included a discussion of the Myers-Briggs Type of each member of the group.
There are sixteen different Myers-Briggs types; I am an INFP (Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, Perceiving). Just 1% of the population falls into this type. As I’ve reread the description of …
My wife and I are big fans of college basketball. Last week, we watched Wake Forest upset the #1 ranked Duke Blue Devils by just 2 points. It wasn’t a huge upset; Wake Forest was ranked #4, but the Demon Deacons hadn’t beaten Duke in years and this win was regarded by their fans as a huge victory. Two days later, as Wake Forest was poised to be voted the #1 team in the nation, they were upset by Georgia …