Hire These 10, Never Hire Again
If by now you've been in this "work game" for 25+ years or longer, you've probably had a few different "careers". (Also, give yourself a pat on the back and don't...
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Predicting the Future
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” - Peter Drucker As we look to bring 2023 to a close shortly, our minds begin taking inventory of...
Accountable vs. Responsible
In giving a recent group presentation to leaders, there was an audible exhale in the room when I dropped the line "You don't manage people, you manage the energies of...
Thankful Partner Friday
Today, in the United States, many of us are enjoying the day off from work, having celebrated Thanksgiving Day yesterday with friends and family. Traditionally, Thanksgiving is a day to...
Caring Enough to Tell the Truth
When you know the answer is no, when you have zero desire to sign up for a new initiative, or when you have been asked to consider an investment opportunity...
Decision-Making Made Easier
When I'm contracted to speak or provide group workshops and facilitation, clients typically ask me to provide explicit "models" or "tools" participants can put into practice immediately after our sessions....
Create Value
Aside from the astonishment that I've been able to write a Thought Partner Friday consistently each week since late 2020, I'm significantly more proud of the eclectic group of readers...
Your Conversation Formula
We shared the Scout Motto, Be Prepared in last week's Thought Partner Friday. If you missed it, you can read it here. Along the same lines of being prepared for things...
The Scouts Have it Right
When I was a little girl, I was a Girl Scout. I sold the cookies, earned the badges, embodied the principles, camped (for the first and essentially last time), and...
Your Best Today
I recently shared the below graphic with a number of my executive coaching clients, used it to conclude several presentations for global leaders at Warner Brothers Discovery, and even texted...