Dr. Maynard Brusman is a consulting psychologist, executive coach and career coach. He believes coaching is a collaborative process of providing people with the resources and opportunities they need to self manage, develop change resiliency and become more effective. Utilizing instrumented assessment - clients set clear goals, make optimal use of their strengths, and take action to create d...
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Clash Points at Work – How Are the Generations Different? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 My trusty old Toyota Camry overheated the other day. I had the car towed to my mechanic and called Enterprise Car Rental to pick me up. The driver of the pick-up van was pretty friendly so we started to talk. He’s 71 years old and a retired mortician. He works full time for Enterprise. I asked him what it was like working with mostly twenty year olds. He wisely told me that everyone got along pretty well probably due to ... |
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Clashing at Work – Who Are the Generations? by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 I was recently meeting with one of the senior leadership team members of one of my San Francisco Bay Area clients. She was struggling to deal with the conflict between supervisors who had been on the job for a number of years and new and younger employees. The younger employees wanted coaching and more formal mentoring from their supervisors. The supervisors were very frustrated with the performance review process with ne... |
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Clash Points at Work – Geeks and Geezers by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Nov, 2011 I was recently thinking about getting the new iPhone for my fifteen year old son. I still don't have a smart phone, and thought maybe it was time to get one for myself too and use some of the apps. My son quipped "why dad...you don't even know how to use all of the functions on the tv remote"! I’m the oldest of the Baby Boomers and my son is a Gen M or the Media Generation. He’s already started his own online advertising a... |
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Leadership Resilience - Learning from Mistakes by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Oct, 2011 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. My executive coaching client and I further discussed how resilient leade... |
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Leadership Resilience - Optimism and Resilience by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Oct, 2011 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 a deep and reflective coaching conversation about how his company bounced back from two recessions. We talked about how he was able to work through his personal distress and low mood. My executive coaching client and I further discussed how a leader’s emotions are contagious. I a... |
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Managing Complexity – A Leadership Checklist by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Oct, 2011 I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients – the CEO of a Silicon Valley High Tech company. We had an enlightening coaching conversation, that revolved around how leading people and organizations today is much more complicated today than just a few years ago. Economic uncertainty and globalization, along with innovative technologies provides leaders constant challenges to successf... |
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Executive Wisdom - Developing Your Leadership Wisdom by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Oct, 2011 I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients – the president of a professional services firm. We had a fascinating coaching conversation about the stupidest decision or action he had ever taken. My executive coaching client and I then discussed as a leader in his organization, what was the wisest decision or action he had ever taken? I am coaching my client to tap into his wisdom an... |
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Leadership Resilience - The Art of Bouncing Back by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Oct, 2011 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 his company bounced back from two recessions. My executive coaching client and I then discussed how a leader’s emotions are contagious? I am coaching my client to help his employees become more resilient and create a culture of p... |
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8 Pillars of Leadership Wisdom by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Sep, 2011 I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients – the president of a professional services firm. We had a collaborative coaching conversation discussing the comp0nents of wisdom. My executive coaching client and I discussed how judgment, social intelligence and core values have influenced his ability to make wise decisions. I am coaching my client to tap into his wisdom and creativity.... |
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Executive Wisdom for Smart Decision-Making - Wisdom in Action by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Sep, 2011 I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area 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. My executive coaching client and I discussed how knowledge, social intelligence and experience have influenced his ability to make wise decisions. I am coaching my client to tap int... |
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