Training and Practice are Different: A Rant.

Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP First part of the Rant: Stop using Training and Practice interchangeably. Just stop. Don’t do it. Strap in… this is one of those essays when delivered verbally results in my teenage daughter chortling and muttering “old man shouts at clouds”. In the corporate world, in the military, inContinue reading "Training and Practice are Different: A Rant."

An Open Letter to my Proteges and Fellow Mentors

Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP How folks respond in a crisis, and how they maintain (or fail to maintain) that drive once the crisis is over truly reveals the best (and worst) of that most important of Venn diagrams: Your inherent character, how you were raised, and how well any work you've doneContinue reading "An Open Letter to my Proteges and Fellow Mentors"

Followership

Christopher J. Colombo MD, CEC, CMC, CPP "Thanks Coach" That’s a quote from my son, after every practice he’s ever attended. Hockey, Baseball, Cross country, Track & Field, Chess. Yes, you read that right, Chess.  He plays several sports competently and competes like his life depends on it, but Chess is for sure “his thing”. DespiteContinue reading "Followership"

How often do you tell your teammates that you appreciate them?

Paul M. Michaud MD, CPE “I appreciate you.” I made a habit of communicating my appreciation for my teammates when they do something that I appreciate. I try to do this regardless of how small the behavior may be. Here is my standard… if I think to myself “I appreciated that” I make an effortContinue reading "How often do you tell your teammates that you appreciate them?"

Fighting with Monsters

Paul M. Michaud MD, CPE Concept: Be “unlike him who inflicted the injury.” because “He who fights with monsters must take care…that he himself does not become a monster.” So stand up to the monsters in your life but also choose your battles wisely… or risk losing the very purpose you were fighting for. “AnyoneContinue reading "Fighting with Monsters"

Welcome to Functional Mentoring

We think that Mentoring is a foundational piece of the human experience. It is an art in every sense of the word:People express meaning through mentoring individually and personally People experience meaning through mentoring individually and personally Mentoring is dependent on skills...