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Every day we walk into our office with the belief that we really can make a difference, and with the personal resolve to work long and hard to achieve results. We have our routines that prepare us—we get our coffee, check our email, and comb the news sites. We may have even worked out at the gym, or done something else that boosts our confidence, and then the inevitable happens. We get blindsided by something that wasn’t on our calendar. We get an angry call from one of our customers, or, an indication from our board, boss, or peers that something isn’t going right that needs our immediate attention. In a matter of minutes things change. What started out as a good day is now suddenly a maelstrom of back-and-forths trying to figure out who caused the problem, and what needs to be done to resolve the issue. It’s called an adverse trend.
Humans are complex animals. For example, think of all that happens in our hearts and minds when we make a decision. The process involves how we think and how we feel, which can change based on recall of memories and reliving past experiences. I remember the rollercoaster ride I took when preparing to ask the girl I loved to marry me—so many imponderables; a lot of questions involving both thinking and feeling. Could I really support her? Was I ready at age twenty three? Could I share the rest of my life with this person? Continue Reading…
“Dean’s penetrating insight, and in particular his understanding of the nature and interdependence of business, personal, moral, and organizational complexities has served as a compass for me in guiding my firm through one of the most volatile periods in the history of the financial industry. Dean’s work with the Birkman Analysis has provided practical, actionable insights into both my team and prospective hires, which have proven pivotal to our organization and my understanding of the underlying motivation, risk, and leadership potential of key employees. Dean creates tremendous value as a coach by building leverage in his clients. He has taught me how to do much more with much less.”
“Dean is one of the best coaches in the city of Atlanta-hands down! His values, intelligence and passion for finding solutions that meet the needs of his clients make him unique in his profession. I have rarely seen a professional so fully and selflessly invest himself in the well being of his friends and business colleagues. I hope to be working with Dean for many years to come!”
