Program Relationships for Success
One of the topics I'm frequently asked to speak on is Emotional Intelligence. Emotionally intelligent leaders are self-aware, they have the ability to self-manage and self-regulate, they build and foster...
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Avoid the Summer Slide
Hello, May! May is a fun month - there's Mother's Day, the end of the school year or semester for many students, Memorial Day (here in the United States), wedding...
4 Ways to Reduce Overwhelm & Increase Productivity
I love what I do. I love the people I work with.I love the conversations I am privileged to have.Aaaaannndd...sometimes I feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day.I'm having...
Admitting Faults
Last month I had the pleasure of working with Global Leaders from Warner Bros. Discovery, unpacking the concepts around "Presence" - defining presence, exploring factors that sabotage presence, examining the...
Special Guest Edition: Forgetting to Remember
Occasionally I'll read something that pushes me forward in my chair, as I hold my breath wanting to read quickly to the end while knowing I'm only going to start...
A Fresh Perspective
In the Northern Hemisphere, the first day of spring this year, the spring equinox, was March 20, 2023. However, regardless of having had to Google that, for me, spring feels...
If You Leave, Don’t Leave Now
Shazam! (Shout out to Shaq!) The comments I received back from my 80s, pop-culture, music-inspired, Thought Partner 3 Techniques to Improve Your Meetings, were so fun to read! I'm thrilled to...
Encourage Complaining
Today's Thought Partner may be slightly controversial and if so, disagreement is productive as well. Let's see how you feel after reading. Drop me a note with your thoughts. The...
3 Techniques to Improve Your Meetings
Last week we discussed how you can swap out the Pain for the Gain in your next 1:1 meeting. If you missed that Thought Partner, you can find it HERE....
From Pain to Gain – The 1:1 Meeting
In sticking with our theme of Creating More Effective Meetings this month, today we're going to take a closer look at how you can swap out the Pain for the...