by Lisa Kohn | Jun 9, 2022 | Thoughtful Leadership
I recently watched a TED video of Angela Lee Duckworth, a psychologist who has studied success in students, West Point cadets, teachers, sales people, and more. Her research has determined something we need to know as leaders, managers, individual contributors, and...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 10, 2022 | Personal growth
I was in a coaching session with a client a few weeks ago. I don’t remember exactly what we were talking about; I just remember that my client was recounting something that had happened, and then, as if out of nowhere, they said that thing that I, unfortunately, hear...
by Chatsworth Consulting Group | Nov 23, 2021 | Personal growth
“It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up.” ~Vince Lombardi My client was discouraged. Honestly, when she told me what had happened, I was discouraged too. We’d worked together diligently to come up with a plan of...
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.”...
