There I was. Sitting in a Marriott hotel sports bar in downtown Chicago in the middle of the afternoon on a weekday having a drink with a good friend — and suddenly former colleague — when I said that phrase out loud.

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“Everyone needs a coach.” These are the words Bill Gates chose to open his TED Talk with impact. Interestingly the point he highlights — and the one characteristic common to all high performing individuals, from executives to athletes — is the fact that they all have a coach.

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To become a leader at any level in this product world, we need to be able to manuver the complex human networks and patterns of influence, values, emotions and power that make up our organization’s operating system.

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How are those New Year’s goals and resolutions coming along?

According to the US News and World Report, 80% of New Year resolutions fail by February — so if you’re like the majority of us, those well-intentioned, heartfelt goals you set a few weeks ago have become faint memories by now.

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