Category Archives: Leadership Thoughts

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

I was told the other day that I was "being an over-helper". Really? An over-helper? Yup. My 8-year-old told me in no uncertain terms that he didn't need me jumping...

Will & Grace. One of my all-time favorite shows.At its core, it was innovative and funny, depicted unconditional friendship, and blazed a new path on network television that took courage and risk. Will &...

In April, we spent time developing minor efforts of practice that helped us become more productive, while also exploring our opportunities to create micro-interactions with others, move forward despite reservations...

This past Monday I presented, to both live and virtual audiences, at the SHRM Talent Conference in Denver, Colorado. The topic I presented was Increasing Employee Engagement Through Connection and...