by Lisa Kohn | Jan 26, 2023 | 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 | Dec 29, 2022 | Thoughtful Leadership
Confidence. It’s something that most of us realize we need, and many of us wish we had more of. We watch our colleague who strides into the room as if he owns it, and wonder, “How did he get like that? How can I get like that?” We listen to our boss’s boss during a...
by Lisa Kohn | Dec 15, 2022 | Awareness
I was sitting across the desk from my client, waiting for him to speak. “Do you really mean I have to embrace it?” he asked. “Do you really think I can?” We were talking about something horrific that had happened to him a long time ago, and how...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 27, 2022 | Thoughtful Leadership
If only it were that easy to lead, that we could break it down into five simple steps. The world is much more complex. People are complicated; situations are multi-layered; and options abound. If only it were that simple. In some ways it is. The world is complex and...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 13, 2022 | Thoughtful Leadership
As an Executive Coach, I get to work with many powerful, successful leaders, and many of them have a habit that’s getting in their way. They’re reacting too quickly, and not reacting Thoughtfully. Their colleagues will say: “I ask him a question, and...
