by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Oct 12, 2021 | Thoughtful Leadership
“Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.” ~George Washington Carver Excuses drive me crazy. Whether it’s someone I work with who is making excuses about why they didn’t get something done, or a client making excuses...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 11, 2021 | Thoughtful Leadership
Some people will do anything to avoid failing. Playing it safe can certainly help you avoid a big embarrassing failure but it also keeps you stuck in mediocrity and invisibility. Listening to a radio interview recently, I heard the phrase “extraordinarily ordinary.”...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Dec 22, 2020 | Communication
“I have come to believe…that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” ~Audre Lorde I will often be in a session with a coaching client and they will share with me something that is...
by Robyn McLeod | Sep 26, 2019 | Team Development
Recently a client (we’ll call her Sue) shared her frustration following a conversation she had with a colleague. The discussion seemed pretty benign to me, so I asked Sue why she had such strong feelings about it. She then gave me the back story of an earlier...
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...
