Tag: James Flaherty
Adjusting to a New Corporate Culture—Case Study: Executive Coaching in a Complex Environment
by James Flaherty It seemed like a perfect fit: Dr. Chris (not her real name) had the exact and unusual talent and experience necessary to solve the very expensive and potentially disastrous dilemma. She’d been hired by an insurance company that was responding to competitive pressure by following an unusual strategy: they had recently purchased several hospital groups and…
Newsletter Book Review: “The Best of the Best”
In the Spring 2015 issue of Distinctions, James Flaherty reviewed The Reality of Being: The Fourth Way of Gurdjieff by Jeanne De Salzmann. James says, “[De Salzmann] lays out our human condition—our being asleep and not knowing it, our self-indulgent self-importance, our ways of living that keep us confused with open eyed honesty—and yet never…