Tracy Akresh StoneApr 53 minThe MBA Whisperer?When my coaching colleague called herself the "Engineer Whisperer" I thought that maybe I was an MBA whisperer. I work with a lot of...
Tracy Akresh StoneFeb 153 minThe Great Resignation: Part 3 - Be the Khakis You’ve joined the Great Resignation and with the help of your coach you have landed the new career or job of your dreams. Now what? How...
Tracy Akresh StoneJan 33 minThe Great Resignation: Part 2 - Wear the KhakisWe already know that employers are feeling the impact of The Great Resignation and managers are scrambling to retain top talent. The next...
Tracy Akresh StoneDec 7, 20212 minThe Great Resignation: Part 1 - Let them Wear KhakisThere has been so much written about the Great Resignation. What it is, why it is happening, how can you take advantage of it, and what...
Tracy Akresh StoneOct 1, 20213 minRopes Course as MetaphorI am pretty over-educated when it comes to leadership and coaching. Between business school and coach training, required continuing...
Tracy Akresh StoneSep 17, 20211 minTaking Your Own AdviceI was featured in this month's Issue of Kiplinger magazine in an article about career changers. Clients often come to me as they navigate...
Tracy Akresh StoneNov 30, 20201 minZoom Styles Part 2 - What's Your Zoom Style? Want to be more effective (and happier) while working remotely? I've elaborated on Zoom Styles! Many of us have been working on zoom for...
Tracy Akresh StoneSep 6, 20203 minUsing "Zoom Styles" To Be More Effective (and happier) Working RemotelyII was recently asked to develop a workshop about how to be more effective working virtually. . . how to create boundaries, how to stop...
Tracy Akresh StoneJun 20, 20204 minMy Wife is Working 12 Hour DaysI had four virtual coaching meetings last week, in the midst of the Covid-19 work-at-home phenomenon. Two of my clients were women and I...
Tracy Akresh StoneApr 10, 20203 minFreedom and PrisonSheltering in place for the foreseeable future has caused me to think about what it would be like to be in prison. Not in prison during...
Tracy Akresh StoneMar 19, 20202 minProcrastination in the Time of Covid-19I've been thinking a lot about how stress manifests differently in all of us. For some of us it is hoarding basic supplies, others may...
Tracy Akresh StoneFeb 11, 20203 minJanuary is a really stressful month.If only January could live up to its potential. It has so much potential. And every year, with the changing of the calendar January gets...
Tracy Akresh StoneOct 30, 20194 minBeing a Middle Manager - Best or Worst of Both WorldsI was delayed at the airport in Dallas and came across a book called "Serve Up, Coach Down." I was initially very excited to see this...
Tracy Akresh StoneAug 5, 20193 minWhere Are the Leadership Books for MenTry this experiment: Search: Leadership Books Result: Some really amazing books on how to be a great leader. General leadership books -...
Tracy Akresh StoneJun 28, 20194 minDon't be an AmbivertI recently took a marketing class as part of my coaching certification continuing education. I have taken literally dozens of marketing...
Tracy Akresh StoneMay 26, 20195 minWould You Cry If Your Boss Left? Leadership Lessons from PreschoolThe leader inspired a shared vision of what the school was and could be and they were so much more together than they were individually.