by Lisa Kohn | Oct 17, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
Have you ever planted flowers? You dig a hole in the ground or a pot of dirt, put in the seed or the bulb, cover it over with more dirt, water it, and wait. And wait. And wait some more. You don’t dig in the dirt and pull up your tulips to see how they’re doing, or...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 10, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
Sometimes I feel a bit self-conscious when I mention “touchy-feely” concepts like love or joy in a leadership blog. I believe many of us have been conditioned to view love and joy as too sentimental or soft for the hard work of leading. Let’s talk about delegating and...
by Lisa Kohn | Sep 19, 2019 | Team Development
We unfortunately set people up to fail all the time. We may have the best intentions, and we may think we’re setting our reports up to succeed, but we may be making things more difficult for them. We may not be giving them the resources and support they need, or we...
by Lisa Kohn | Sep 12, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
You’re facing a deadline or feeling pressure to get a project done. You feel as if you’ve been staring at your computer screen mindlessly, unable to make a dent in the work in front of you. You’ve been at this for hours, but don’t seem to be moving ahead. As the time...
by Lisa Kohn | Aug 29, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
Velcro for the bad and Teflon for the good. That is the way our brains have evolved over time, to protect us from the lion hiding behind the tree or the meteorite that might hit our planet. The problem is, there generally isn’t a lion hiding behind the tree, and if a...
