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Running is like leading – 5 key steps towards winning the race
I went for a run this morning. It was tough. I'm not sure why. I haven't been running all that often – I never actually run all that often – but I have been running. But today my three miles were challenging. As I kept my legs moving, I reflected back to when I first...
Be brave. Show up.
"The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time." ~Brené Brown Sometimes leading is scary. Sometimes life is scary. Sometimes something comes our way, and we don't know how to handle it. We don't know how to have the tough conversation...
The real ways to capitalize on failure
We have written about the benefits of not being afraid to fail – taking risks, being bold, and not limiting yourself. And when you do fail, being able to make the most of a failure through learning, growing, and pushing yourself further. Lewis Schiff, author of the...
Stepping out of FOMO to focus on what matters
“My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.” ~Imam Al-Shafi’i We seem to be driven by FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). We spend way too much time scrolling social media for what our “friends”...
Being perpetually late to meetings is really annoying to your colleagues
When I have a coaching client who is often late to our sessions or who is constantly rescheduling, I ask questions, one of which is “Are you also often late to meetings with your colleagues?” Almost always, the answer is “Yes.” That makes sense to me, because...
Where are you letting the past define you?
“The past is but the beginning of a beginning.” ~H.G. Wells The other day I was in session with a client, and she remarked that even though her life had been so tough that other people often wondered how she could have endured all that she did, she was glad for all of...
It’s one of the hardest things to say but the best leaders say it
I see it with my clients. I see it with my colleagues. I see it in myself. It's damn hard to admit when we don't know something. Somewhere along the line, we came to believe that being a leader meant being sure. Knowing the answers. Having the best and rightest...
Don’t believe everything you think
“I don’t believe everything I think.” ~Tara Brach Our minds are powerful and helpful. Our minds guide us to make sense of the world and to show up in the world in the way we want to. Our minds lead us to more Thoughtfulness – being more present, more intentional, and...
Why many of my coaching sessions include conversations on self-care
I was on a coaching call with a client the other day. He was telling me how depleted he had been feeling. Well, actually, first he was telling me how he didn’t seem to have the necessary brain power for the strategic conversations he needed to have and how he also...
How curiosity can help your leadership
"More than intelligence or persistence or connections, curiosity has allowed me to live the life I wanted." ~Brian Glazer Curiosity is defined as "a strong desire to know or learn something," but I've realized that, especially in coaching and leadership, it means so...
Help I’m in overwhelm…and 4 key steps out
I have spoiled people's problems and I know it. At home I'm renovating a kitchen (with roughly 10 decisions to make every day), planning a vacation, shopping for my child's senior prom dress, and making it to as many of my son's basketball games as possible. At work...
Do your worries sap your energy and your leadership? 5 ways to lessen that
“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” ~Mark Twain I was on the phone with a coaching client, when he got an unexpected text from his boss that his boss needed to talk with him that day. Pretty much immediately. My client, who like many...
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