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I was recently interviewed by Laura Cowan from Cronicle Press about my work as an Executive Coach. Laura really captured my life’s work in her article, “Mentors of Michigan: Executive Coach Dr. Rob Pasick.  In the article she highlights who I am as a person and as a professional: It’s a monthly networking breakfast at Zingerman’s Roadhouse frequented by speakers including Michigan entrepreneurs, local business leaders, Governor Snyder, and more. Dr. Robert Pasick, PhD, known affectionately to many around the …

This past Friday morning at the Leaders Connect Breakfast our focus was on transitioning from high school to college. We had a great turn out with many high school counselors, teachers, and administrators along with high school students eager to hear from our panel which included a recent college graduate, two high school student authors, and two psychologists. Click here to view the video or watch a short clip here. Some of the key takeaways from the morning included: Lauryn says …

Fear & Risk: Trust Your Gut About Choosing a College That’s Right For You I’ve enjoyed writing my latest book, “iAware: Becoming Self Aware and College Bound“, in collaboration with two high school students, Lauryn Humprheys and Ali Houmani.  We wrote this book as they were going through the college application and decision process. Read an excerpt from the book below: During the college application process, Lauryn anxiously awaited decisions from the colleges she had applied to. She had thought …

The co-authors of my new book for teens and young adults, “iAware: Becoming Self Aware and College Bound”, asked a few University of Michigan students for advice on preparing for the college application process. Below is an excerpt from the book where a 21 year old senior college student wrote a letter to their 17 year old self with advice for college: Dear Younger Me”: There are four things you need to know. 1. Where you go to college will …

According to Kim Stricker, “there are over 500 million LinkedIn users, making it one of the mmost essential tools for every CEO and Executive.” At the Leaders Connect Breakfast on March 15th, Kim, who is the Founder and Strategist of Social Motto, gave Leaders Connect members some practical advice about LinkedIn: Create a buyer-centric profile Share and post effective content Engage and build your network Utilize LinkedIn as a prospecting tool Here are some tips for creating a buyer-centric profile: Profile photo – use a current photo; LinkedIn …

Forget Trying to Control People Leaders worry themselves to death over how to get people to do what they want them to do. My book, Conversations with My Old Dog, is a series of poems about the “talks” I used to have with my aging yellow lab Lucy. The poem “Control” includes these lines: We people spend much of our time on the illusion of control– we order our lives and try to order the lives of others. However, we learn–as with …