Weighing on the Scale of Satisfaction
As we round off this month's discussions of leadership strength, fitness and service, I challenge you to end the month by stepping step on the scale. Did you just give me...
How Fit Are You?
If I were to ask you to rate your fitness level on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you do it?What parameters would you use to determine the...
Is It A Strength or Are You Strong?
Ella Fitzgerald sang it best...Summertime and the living is easy... Welcome to JUNE, Thought Partners! Summer Fridays (if you're in the Northeast or Midwest), Endless Summers (if you're on the...
Having a Hard Conversation? Keep These 4 Words in Mind.
As you know, this month we're focusing on ways we can feedFORWARD vs. FeedBACK. You can catch up on what you've missed here.Let's first address the elephant in the room.Quietly...
Excuse Me, I Didn’t Order This Feedback Sandwich
The Feedback Sandwich – the dreaded mid-afternoon snack – often served cold following the words “Let me give you some feedback.”Simply just reading that line might cause a physical reaction...
Review Yourself…Gohead…
Ah, the dreaded performance reviews. When at their worst and most ineffectually done, they happen once a year, the feedback is based on recent recollections only, and neither the reviewer...
But…Does It Spark Joy?
In continuing with our theme of examining how our own responses to certain events impact the outcomes we eventually face, today we’re going to create a little magic by tiding...
E + R = O
THANK YOU to all those who submitted their "Self-Care" re-phrases last week. That was actually super fun; I received some great ones including: VODKA (which although clever, and probably quite...
Do “Real” Leaders Need Self-Care?
There’s no denying the benefits of self-care; they are well known and touted more emphatically than ever, given the past year. Yet despite this understanding, many “serious” [she clears her...
STOP! [Opportunity] Thief!
In last week’s Thought Partner Friday, we examined three factors that CAP our willingness to delegate, even when we know we could and probably should: Desire for CONTROL Lack of...