You as CEO
You are the CEO.Did you know that? You are the CHIEF EMOTIONS OFFICER. Of course, while some of you may literally be the Chief Executive Officer of your company, your non-profit organization, or your...
Grit & Hustle
According to Dr. Angela Duckworth's book “Grit,” a key indicator of being highly successful isn't talent or intellect (although helpful for obvious reasons). It's (you guessed it) GRIT. Duckworth explains that the highly successful...
6 Ways Good Leaders Foster Connection
Read any HBR, Forbes, or Inc. article and you're bound to come across an extended buffet of "X Ways to be an Authentic Leader" or "X Ways to Create Trusting...
Executive Coaching Fundamentals
In 2005, CoachSource conducted a global study of executive coaching, with an in-depth look at the profession from multiple perspectives. They repeated the study in 2013 and again in 2018.One...
Manager vs. Leader
When I coach leaders, some commonalities, regardless of position or industry typically surface. Our conversations are sometimes a little heavy, often quite humorous, and always insightful, at least for me,...
The ABCs of Leadership
For many of us with school-aged kids, August is either the month they are heading back to the classroom (yay, post-pandemic physical schooling!) or thinking about heading back in September. For...
When It’s Over
This month, as you know, we are focusing on choices. We've looked at what it means to give vs. teach, we've weighed cost against value, and we've taken stock of...
Choosing Kindness
Last Christmas two of my MOST favorite people in the world gifted me this Page-A-Day desk calendar. Reading each day's sentiment has become part of the daily breakfast routine in our...
Fear vs. Fact
I might be biased, but I really do believe I have the greatest clients out there. Learning from my clients is probably the best part of my job as a...
Cost vs Worth
This past Monday, July 4th, many of us here in the United States celebrated the federal holiday of Independence Day. A day that commemorates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of...