by Ralph Kison | Jul 15, 2026 | Coaching and Personal Success, Priority and Time Management
There is a big difference between being busy and being productive. To help frame my article, watch this short video. Busy can feel impressive. It’s a fully booked calendar, a long task list, and a phone that is constantly pinging. Face it, you are always ON! But being...
by Ralph Kison | Jul 9, 2026 | Coaching and Personal Success, Leadership
Succession planning, or “success” planning as I like to call it, is a critical leadership responsibility that is too often postponed or flat-out ignored. When things are going well, it doesn’t feel urgent. The team is functioning, things are getting done, people are...
by Ralph Kison | May 6, 2026 | Coaching and Personal Success, Personal Branding
Simon Sinek’s well-known TED Talk, How Great Leaders Inspire Action, popularized a simple but powerful idea: people and organizations are more compelling when they start with why—their purpose, cause, or belief—rather than only focusing on whatthey do. His Golden...
by Ralph Kison | Apr 29, 2026 | Coaching and Personal Success, Leadership
If you’re in a season right now where it feels harder than it should, where progress is slow, or where you’re questioning yourself, I want to give you a frame that can change how you see the struggle. It’s the Boy and the Butterfly, and it lines up perfectly with what...
by Ralph Kison | Mar 26, 2026 | Coaching and Personal Success, Leadership
We’re about a quarter of the way into the year. Whether you feel “ahead,” “behind,” or “barely started,” I want to invite you into something more important than a progress report: A learning report. Genie Goals are not just about outcomes. They’re about who you become...
by Ralph Kison | Mar 5, 2026 | Coaching and Personal Success
One of the patterns I’ve seen over 35+ years working with thousands of engineers, technical professionals, leaders, and managers is this: We overestimate what we can do alone and underestimate what we can do with the right people and systems around us. If your Genie...
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