Maynard Brusman

Do some managers in your workplace undermine others' inner work lives? One of my executive coaching clients, the managing partner of a Bay Area law firm and I were recently engaged in a conversation about assessing his firm's talent. We talked about how one of the manager's in the San Francisco location didn't feel that one of the employees had the capability of developing into a leadership role at the firm.

I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients, the CEO of a boutique hotel and restaurant company. We had an enlightening coaching conversation about how he has handled failure and learned from his mistakes. We talked about how he was able to bounce back from failure by viewing business as a learning laboratory.

I was recently working with one of my executive coaching clients, the president of a professional services firm. We had an enlightening coaching conversation that revolved around whether wisdom can be developed or learned.