by Chatsworth Consulting Group | May 9, 2017 | Communication
“Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.” ~Alice Walker Years ago I read an article. They asked couples who were married for longer periods of time to share their secrets for success. “Lowered expectations” was the most common response. I can’t...
by Lisa Kohn | Sep 22, 2016 | Personal growth
I recently received very tough feedback. Very tough unsolicited feedback, I might add. It wasn’t fun. I had known that something had gone wrong in a meeting a few weeks prior. I worried that my drive to action during the meeting hadn’t necessarily helped...
by Robyn McLeod | Aug 18, 2016 | Team Development
A friend recently shared a dilemma she was having at work. She has a new boss, a vice president hired from outside her organization, who is starting to stumble badly after barely a year in place. I asked her what she thought was getting in the way of his success and...
by Robyn McLeod | Jun 30, 2016 | Thoughtful Leadership
“I need people to be more accountable.” It’s a statement I hear often from leaders as they express frustration with poor performance, mediocre results, silos within their organization, and other ills. If only people would be “more...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | May 23, 2016 | Awareness
“There is something to be said for keeping at a thing, isn’t there?” ~Frank Sinatra I was listening to a client the other day, as he described a challenge he was facing at work. There was someone on his team that he couldn’t seem to get a...
