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Two essential, powerful – but contradictory – leadership skills
Several years ago I was interviewed by a podcaster who asked me this challenging question – as was his job as an interviewer. He asked, “What is the number one, most important skill and/or approach that a leader needs – in order to lead Thoughtfully and be their...
Mindset is contagious – choose wisely
“The mind is like tofu. It tastes like whatever you marinate it in.” ~Sylvia Boorstein So much has been said about mindset. Is your mindset Fixed or Growth? Do you have a positive framework or a negative one? Are you more open to people and possibilities or more...
Five tips to start off the New Year strong
Many people make New Year's resolutions, and many of those last about ten to fifteen days. Something is clearly not working in that process. It could be lack of commitment to the resolutions. It could be resolutions that are too grand, or not inspiring enough. It...
How peace of mind can make you a better leader
“Peace of mind arrives the moment you come to peace with the contents of your mind.” ~Rasheed Ogunlaru I was thinking about this the other day. How the more I push against something to make sure it doesn’t happen or to make it go away, the bigger and stronger it seems...
Positivity can transform your leadership. Here’s how.
They say that to a carpenter, at times, everything is a nail. I recently completed a certification in Applied Positive Psychology, which may be why I now see how much we all need a bit more self-care, positivity, and resilience in our lives. We need these to lead...
How to actually learn from your mistakes
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” ~Oscar Wilde I’ve made plenty of mistakes. I still do. And having lived through the three C’s plus – Covid, concussions, cancer – and all the unexpected detours that followed, I know that mistakes are even more...
Future You Will Thank You: How to Prep for Next Year’s Performance Reviews Now
This is the time of year when many leaders start to feel that familiar knot in their stomach: performance evaluations. Maybe you’re dreading a tough conversation with a struggling employee. Maybe you’re racing through multi-section forms like you’re trying to beat a...
An unexpected but surefire way to help yourself
“It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Research has shown that when we volunteer, when we give of ourselves and our time to help others, we benefit too. Our...
Conflict is good – five ways to make it even better!
From the moment we wake up, we can be – and often are – in conflict with others. With our family members over how the day will go, with team members about the best next step on a project, with our manager over how to implement a new process, with colleagues about...
The spark to move from frustration to action
"One starts an action simply because one must do something." ~T.S. Eliot “I simply had to move,” my coaching client shared with me last week. “I know I’ve been talking and talking about this situation, and I simply had to do something,” she said. That is often what...
The power of the pivot: read the room and ditch your plan
We were with one of our amazing clients recently, facilitating a retreat for the entire office. It was our third year with them, and as the team has grown and evolved over the years, so have the conversations we can have with them. We worked hard on designing a great...
Earn points for trying
“I can accept failure, but I can’t accept not trying.” ~Michael Jordan Michael Jordan is one of the greatest athletes of this age. He was an absolute pleasure to watch on the basketball court. I remember when he quit basketball to play baseball. He simply wasn’t as...
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