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How to keep leading, when it starts getting “old”
If you’re in the Northeast, like we are, you were hit by quite a storm. In my home, we had shoveled four times, and every time I looked outside it was as if we never shoveled at all. The snow kept coming and coming and coming, and it felt like it would never stop. It...
Again, five simple questions to help give you what you need
It’s that time of year again. Time for us to practice what we preach. Especially this year, with all that has happened and still keeps happening, we’re once again taking the month of August off from the Thoughtful Leaders™ Blog – to recharge our batteries, renew, and...
Lead with love
I met Faith James, a powerful woman of color who consults and coaches around personal and corporate branding, when we were both guests on a podcast last month. Faith is amazing; she somehow thought I was amazing; she invited me to speak during her Being the CEO of You...
Say yes to anger yet perhaps no to angry words
“Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.” ~Chinese Proverb The other day I was angry. It doesn’t matter why or at what. It doesn’t matter at whom. I was angry and I felt justified in my anger, which can be a dangerous place for me to be. I aim to be my...
Tips for handling toxic team members
We’ve all been there. A new initiative is announced and you’re tapped for the project team that will handle planning and implementation. You may be excited about it or dreading it. And some of that may relate to whether you raised your hand for the opportunity or were...
There is opportunity within
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” ~Albert Einstein There is a great deal of difficulty around these days. It’s hard to find a newspaper article that is not about trouble and challenge. Everyone I talk with seems determined to share with me the...
Your personal mid-year review: looking back, looking forward, and why it’s important
Last year we shared this blog post to help you take stock of all that had occurred in what was a difficult year for many. We’re now midway through 2021 and, in many places, it is feeling like a reawakening and a return to some level of normalcy (even though we are not...
Are you quiet enough?
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~Rumi I am generally a person who is not at a loss for words. I talk a lot. I write a lot. I think out loud. I am, perhaps, not very quiet. I jump into conversations and can dominate conversations. I have...
What really matters in this moment?
It’s a beautiful spring day. It’s the first beautiful spring day. And just as I was about to settle into my to-do list and heaping “got to get this done” pile, a friend texted me. “You up for a walk?” Now, I know that I didn’t have time to take a walk. There were...
The secret to ending an argument
“It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.” ~Spanish Proverb The other day I was talking with a client and she could not stop talking about her colleague with whom she was “in battle.” Apparently they had been working together on a project and they had...
Why this may be an ideal time to work with an Executive Coach
I know we are lucky to do the work we do and to work with the clients with whom we work. I couldn’t feel more honored and lucky. I get to – on a daily basis – witness my clients learn and grow and be their best, most Thoughtful, selves. I was on a Zoom coaching...
How to start moving forward when you’re not sure where you should be going
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” ~Rumi The other day I was speaking with a client. She was stuck at a proverbial crossroads on a project, and she couldn’t figure out what was the best way to move forward. She wanted – so wanted – a plan. A map that...
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