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What to do when your team won’t talk to each other
I was meeting with a client the other day, and he was lamenting about the leadership team he’s on. “We’re just not willing to have the hard conversations,” he told me. “Everyone is afraid of giving tough feedback to each other, so nothing gets said.” Unfortunately, we...
Motivation is an internal job
“You can take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.” ~Jeanette Rankin We know how others should act. We know what they need to do. We know, often without a shadow of doubt, the best plans for their future and personal development. The...
Five questions to ask before accepting that meeting request
I have been out of the regular daily office scene for over a decade now, and there are a few new things in today’s workplaces that I would probably have a hard time with – one of them is open office space. As someone who values my quiet time to think through an issue,...
Why you must make time to look back to understand
“Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards.” ~Søren Kierkegaard I was on a coaching call with a client the other day, and we were discussing a decision they had made a few months ago about which job to take. “It was a hard choice,” they said to...
Why tough conversations are so tough to have – and what to do about it
I think it’s something we all have in common. There are simply some conversations we don’t want to or don’t know how to have. We either avoid the conversations or the person/people we should be having the conversations with, plunge into the conversations recklessly,...
Predict the future by creating it
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” ~Abraham Lincoln We partner with our clients as they think and plan strategically – creating safe space and facilitating conversations so that leadership teams can question and evaluate their current practices,...
How safe are you from people who push your buttons?
We all have them. The people who push our buttons. Who set us off just by looking at us or saying one word or even just entering the room. The colleague who never seems to take on his share of the work. The team member who seems to have a reason why she can’t be in...
Don’t let “one day when” steal your now
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” ~Omar Khayyam “I’ll be happy when I get that promotion.” “It’ll be good when the project is completed.” “I can rest and enjoy when I’m better at…” As Executive Coaches, I think we’ve heard them all. The “as soon...
Tired of complaints? Six steps to reset feedback and lead a culture of shared accountability
It’s something I hear more and more from leaders – a level of frustration about the number of complaints coming from their staff and their staff’s high expectations that any issues they raise will be immediately addressed and the problems they point out quickly...
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...
How to inject more energy and engagement in your team meetings
I hear it often. “I have way too many meetings on my calendar, and it is not a good use of my time.” “ I bring my laptop to meetings so I can be productive.” “Meetings here are long and boring.” “When I meet with my team, people don’t speak up.” Most leaders spend the...
Why perfectionism holds us back – and what frees us
“Just because you are happy, it does not mean that the day is perfect but that you have overlooked its imperfections.” ~Bob Marley I was talking with a client about the duality of perfection. That we are all inherently perfect just as we are and also always works in...
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