by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Mar 16, 2021 | Thoughtful Leadership
“Life is a lot like jazz… it’s best when you improvise.” ~George Gershwin I was on the phone with a client the other day. She is going through a tough time with something at home, and all I want to do is to support her and to find any way I can to make it easier for...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Mar 2, 2021 | Thoughtful Leadership
“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.” ~Charlie Chaplin Many lives ago I worked in entertainment marketing. It was the time of the “dramedy” – the ironic but serious storyline for television series. (Yes, back when there were three...
by Lisa Kohn | Dec 3, 2020 | Thoughtful Leadership
I know that we often promote Thoughtful Leadership skills and practices that others may not necessarily see as essential to leadership – like self-compassion. I’m here to argue that not only is self-compassion an essential Thoughtful Leadership practice, it is the...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Nov 17, 2020 | Thoughtful Leadership
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” ~George Lorimer The three tenets of Thoughtful Leadership are to be present, be intentional, and be authentic. I try to live by all three of...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 8, 2020 | Thoughtful Leadership
We have written about this before, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth repeating. And repeating again. Because I find myself restating it over and over to clients (and over and over to myself as well). Our brains have evolved to be like Teflon for the good things and...