Mark Rumbles reflects on his career of 40 years, what he’s learned in the leadership development space and what’s next for him. Mark recently retired after 40 years in HR and leadership development. Mark and I discuss his career journey, the concept of retirement, and insights gained from his extensive experience developing leaders. This conversati…

Doug Hunter and I discuss artificial intelligence (AI), including how it works, its impact on various aspects of life and work and how to get started with it. Doug provides an overview of AI, distinguishing between classical AI and the more recent generative AI. Doug also explains how AI works on probabilities and patterns, and discusses its curren…

Tammi Scott shares her unique approach to finding new job opportunities by emailing people she knows. Tammi and I were a money coaches together at Capital One. Tammi shares insights from her extensive coaching background, including her experience at Nordstrom selling shoes. She emphasizes the critical role of building and maintaining professional r…

Nick Accordino shares the emotional rollercoaster of being laid-off, searching for a new job, and landing a new fulfilling role. Key Takeaways Take conscious breaks from the job search process to recharge when needed. Look for opportunities aligned with your authentic values and passions. Focus your search locally to increase human connections. Cra…

Stephen Warley joins me to explore why your job search and networking strategies aren’t working and what to do instead. Top Takeaways Stop relying solely on online job applications and start talking to real-live people! Create and maintain a list of your existing contacts and reach out to them with curiosity and honesty. Understand your desired lif…

Seth Vore joins me again to recap the final leg of his family’s 6,000 mile boat journey. We also revisit the original question that turned this dream into reality. Learn More about Seth Vore and His Family Previous conversations with Seth: 121: Captain Seth Progress Report (June 2023) 112: Checking in with Captain Seth Vore (June 2022) 110: Boats a…

Greg Sterling joins me to share his experiences navigating a layoff and finding a job in the current market. Conversation Summary Losing a job is never easy, even when the economy seems strong. Greg Sterling was was part of a layoff at Red Hat after 13 years with the company. He spent the last 7 months searching for a new position. We talked in Nov…

Michael Marvosh joins me to share his experiences and perspective on the Landmark Forum. I’ve heard a variety of things about it over the years and I was curious to get Michael’s take on it. Conversation Highlights Taking responsibility rather than blaming external factors Staying present in relationships “Choosing” (open) vs, “Deciding” (limiting)…

We’re checking in again with Seth Vore and his family. So far they’ve completed 5,000 miles of their 6,000 mile journey. Last time we talked it was June of 2022, and they had just bought their boat. Learn More about Seth Vore and His Family Previous conversations with Seth: 112: Checking in with Captain Seth Vore (June 2022) 110: Boats and FIRE wit…

Sometimes we’re afraid to slow down because we’re afraid we’ll fail. What if the opposite is true? Highlights Brad Solomon’s post on LinkedIn about slowing down inspired today’s thoughts What if you can’t slow down too much? The important distinction between slowing down and stopping Slowing down to speed up What would be possible for you if you sl…

Have you ever learned something you already knew? That happened recently with what's written on my About page. The post 119: Here’s What I Know and Believe appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

The other day I was overwhelmed with all the things I needed to. This is how I got organized and less overwhelmed. The post 118: How I Get Organized When I’m Overwhelmed appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

You might find it easier to honor your commitments by eliminating the things that waste your time and energy. Here's how to do it. The post 117: Plugging Time Leaks to Honor Commitments appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

When I'm looking to move something forward I've found better results by getting clear about what I'm committed to rather than searching for motivation. The post 116: Commitment Not Motivation appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Here's how I got back up again after getting off track. I hope it helps you do the same. The post 115: Restarting Just Like You appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

One of the keys to the universe and a better life is our relationship with judgement of self and others. Setting it aside has been one of my biggest paths to freedom. The post 114: Unsubscribing from Judgement appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Maybe you can relate to my experiences and discoveries here and the revelations I had upon waking one day. The post 113: Slowing Down More appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Seth Vore joins me in June 2022 to give an update on the plans he shared in December 2021. Everything has come to fruition. Seth no longer lives in his house or has a job, however he does have a new boat his family is preparing to live on for the next year as they travel. The post 112: Checking in with Captain Seth Vore appeared first on John Poels…

Lisa DiMatteo joins me to revisit our previous conversation while consciously exploring new things we thought might be uncomfortable and weren't. The post 111: No-fly Zone Safari with Lisa DiMatteo appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Seth Vore shares about his local boat tour company, being debt free, retirement and the year-long adventure his family is looking forward to next year on a boat. The post 110: Boats and FIRE with Seth Vore appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Lisa DiMatteo joins me to discuss the dance between "being & doing" and "enoughness" against the backdrop of a three week solitude retreat I experienced in October 2021. The post 109: Being, Doing and Enoughness with Lisa DiMatteo appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Wherein I read another section from The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins and contemplate whether "action" is always the answer. The post 108: Nothing Might Be Something appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Maybe you aren't a procrastinator, a perfectionist or broken. Maybe you're just scared. Moving forward might be as easy as having a conversation instead of staying stuck in your head and trying to do it yourself. The post 107: Just Scared appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Aaron Graham joins me to explore the meaning we give our experiences and how it affects us. We also discuss different ways to interact with our experiences and how to restart when we've lost our way. The post 106: Creating Meaning (or Not) with Aaron Graham appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Alfredo Deza shares what it's like to be an Olympian, how he found his way to software and how others can get started there too. We also explore the power behind the word "yet." The post 105: Alfredo Deza–Yet appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Issac Roth helps me explore the grim and frustrated perspective I had on the state of the world in August 2020, and redeem it aided by old memories from OpenShift & Red Hat. The post 104: Issac Roth–Experimenting with Fidelity appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Issac Roth and I cover a wide-range of topics linked to our personal lives, our work together at Red Hat and the technology world in general--all sparked by wildfires he almost lost his house to. The post 103: Decomposition, Fire and Optimism with Issac Roth appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

I'm back in another conversation with Brad Solomon where we get into the mechanics of effective coaching. The post 102: Questioning Your Answers appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Brad Solomon and I continue our reflections and riffs about what's present to us. This time it's about being present, journaling, and the power (and difficulty) of getting clear about what you want. The post 101: What Do You Really Want? appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Brad Solomon and I set off on another unplanned exploration into what's present to us in the moment, including sharing childhood pictures of ourselves. The post 100: Your Four-Year-Old Self appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Ken Dreyer and I discuss The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. Our conversation evaluates the book and examines Ken's experiences putting it to work. The post 99: Exploring The Coaching Habit with Ken Dreyer appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Brad Solomon and I talk about all the books we've started and not finished, what the full catastrophe of life is and how implementing what you know is more powerful than continuing to acquire more knowledge. The post 98: Full Catastrophe Living and a Shelf Full of Books appeared first on John Poelstra.…

Brad Solomon and I explore the power of choosing, experiments, discipline, habits and what we are making of the time that is COVID-19. The post 97: CHOOSING in an “I Don’t Know” World appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Alexis Monville and I discuss The Anatomy of Peace, a pivotal book in my own personal transformation and path to discarding judgement. The post 96: The Power of a Heart at Peace appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Here's how I salvaged a day that might have turned out very differently though the simple act of writing down what was going on in my head. The post 95: Journaling to Save the Day appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

On his birthday this year, Rick Tamlyn committed to a whole year of not making any decisions from a place of fear. That reminded me of other things he taught me and the power of making choices. The post 94: Choosing Outside of Fear appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Alexis Monville and I reflect on a time I gave feedback that was not well received and what we both learned from it. Hopefully you'll learn something too. The post 93: Giving Feedback and Taking Responsibility appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Meg Buzzi, Tina Robinson and I explore archetypes and their usefulness on Massively Useful Thing. The post 92: Understanding and Using Archetypes appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Yann Toutant and I explore what it means to work remotely in a time of Covid-19 and what we are taking from it. The post 91: Not the Remote Work Yann Toutant Envisioned appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Yann Toutant returns to share more deeply from his life and what's next having stepped down as CEO of his previous company. We talk about intrapreneurship, when to break the rules, sailing and more. The post 90: Being an Intrapreneur with Yann Toutant appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

More on what I'm learning and how I am being as a result of consuming fewer books and less information. The post 89: More Being and Less Reading appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Anthony Ongaro interviews me about finding clarity, making lasting changes and how I got into this thing called coaching. It's a rebroadcast from his video podcast in 2019. The post 88: Owning Your Clarity appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Here are some ways to get back on track when your coaching session has lost its way. The post 87: Getting a Coaching Session Back on Track appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Here's what happened and what I learned from our cross-country road trip in August of 2019 The post 86: Twenty Six Day Road Trip appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

This episode explores the new approach to reading books I adopted in July of 2019. Since then I have completed less than five books, a time period during which I would have probably completed twice as many. The post 85: My Book Reading Fast appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Sometimes the end of one year and the start of a new one is a good time to take stock of things. For 2020 I'm not feeling the need. The post 84: Why I’m Not Planning 2020 appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Here's what I've been up to from August to November 2019 and what I'm learning. The post 83: Slowing Down, Saying No and Taking Full Responsibility appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Vinod Jain leads this conversation where I share the path that led me to coaching, what I believe about certain things, and how coaching works. The post 82: How I Came to Coaching and How it Works appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

I don't have a typical work week. However, here's one I chronicled and reflected on with Mike Vardy as an experiment for his podcast. The post 81: Five Days of My Own (Un)Productivity appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra

Yann Toutant believes companies can be more innovative by creating and working as remote teams. Our conversation explores Yann's journey and what he's learning. The post 80: Working Remote on Purpose with Yann Toutant appeared first on John Poelstra.By John Poelstra