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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...
You don’t always know what you don’t know
I love learning and the chance to build my knowledge and skills. Reading books and magazines, taking classes, attending seminars and conferences - all are ways to increase my knowledge and my competence. I know what I don't know (or need to know more about) and I go...
Kindness at Work: The Leadership Trait We Forget
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." ~Lau Tzu Kindness goes a long way. Yet it can be something “we don’t have time for” or “might make us appear soft.” We have many reasons for forgetting...
“That’s Just How I Am”: The Lie That Limits Leadership
“I just can’t help it. That’s just how I am.” I have heard this sentiment and similar ones from leaders over my years of coaching. It is a thought pattern that says that certain behaviors are just part of their personality and there’s nothing they can do about it. In...
Lead like a turtle and stick your head out
"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his head out." ~James B. Conant Have you ever wanted to stay in your own corner (or office) and just not get involved? Have you ever dreaded sharing your thoughts and opinions, certain that they would wreak...
Keep your star employee from jumping ship
I know two people who are actively looking for a new job. They show up at work each day, slog through their daily tasks, and take solace in the fact that they will be out the door within a few months. They are both highly regarded in their respective organizations,...
Thinking differently will solve your problems
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” ~Albert Einstein I recently was at a gathering of coaches from pretty much all over the world, and we were deep in discussion about the state of the world. Many shared...
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