by Sal Mondelli | May 26, 2022
One of my coaching clients asked me the most common issue that I see with clients. After a moment of reflection, I responded "having the difficult conversations with people that work for them and holding them accountable."It is certainly not an easy thing to...
by Sal Mondelli | May 12, 2022
This is a reprise of a blog from a few years ago, but the topic seems to come up more frequently in coaching sessions these days.The title of this blog is a direct quote from a venture capital investor when referring to a founder/CEO of early-stage companies, but it...
by Sal Mondelli | Jan 27, 2022
A friend sent this to me recently, and I thought it was a good reminder about what all of us hopefully learned at an early age. At a Touchdown Club meeting many years ago, Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant told the following story: I had just been named the new...
by Sal Mondelli | Dec 30, 2021
I wrote a blog in January 2021, titled “A New Year’s Resolution: Building Stronger Relationships” and thought it would be appropriate to look back at how I fared. Here is my assessment. From January 2021: What if we all focus our energies in 2021 on...
by Sal Mondelli | Nov 4, 2021
As a young IBM sales trainee, more years ago than I would like to admit, we were introduced to the THINK slogan which was even painted on the steps inside the training facility in Endicott, NY. Here is a brief history from Wikipedia: The “THINK” slogan was...
by Sal Mondelli | Sep 16, 2021
If you have been in the Navy, Merchant Marine, or an airplane pilot, you are familiar with the term “in extremis.” It is a Latin phrase meaning “in the farthest reaches” or “at the point of death.” Simply put it means that you are now in a...