“And I’m Managing…And I’m Managing…”
In preparation for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, last week we began looking at the Four Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence, as originally popularized by Dr. Daniel Goleman.We explored the...
Intelligently Carving the Roast Beast
The ushering in of the holiday season is filled with joy, laughter and an overabundance of calories and great times. In the same respect, the holidays can also bring all of...
Difficult Conversations Made Easy
About two months ago, I wrote an exceptionally brilliant Thought Partner Friday titled "ScRIPt IT". If you missed those pearls of wisdom, you can read that mind-bending prose HERE.In keeping with our...
Defining Value
IT'S PUMPKIN SPICE SEASON!!!!FREE LATTES FOR EVERYONE!!!! (Actually that's not true at all; you're not getting a free latte from me. I'm not Howard Schultz or Oprah. I just wanted your attention.)However, as...
In Retrospect…
About a month ago, a client of mine shared with me an HBR article on what leaders gain by being vulnerable. The article detailed benefits such as being viewed as courageous, authentic,...
What Are You Laughing At?
Humor humanizes us.Humor humanizes leaders.Humor makes us more relatable to one another. When we take opportunities and find reasons to laugh, the air is somehow lighter in the room. The mood is...
Larger Teams = More Adaptive Leadership
Congratulations! You’ve been promoted and your team has quadrupled in size! Congratulations! Your mentee has been promoted and THEIR team has quadrupled in size! All sounds good until the realization...
The View of Your Leadership Might Be Poor If…
August seems to have us getting a tad "real" with our Thought Partner Friday topics. Maybe it's the knowledge that summer is quickly ending and many of us will be getting...
The Loneliness of Leadership
Ten years ago, I had the pleasure of attending Tony Hsieh's SHRM keynote address in Las Vegas. I remember leaving his session motivated, inspired, and ready to wait in line for...
Reasons OR Results
You might have heard the following before: The unsuccessful have REASONS. The successful have RESULTS.You can't have BOTH. Try these REASONS on for size: I can't move forward on this project...