Just as I challenge my clients to grow, develop, and progress as intentional leaders and toward their goals, they also challenge me. Through our discussions, I regularly learn new things that are reinforced daily, and I am challenged to continue...
Read moreWondering How to Start the Year Strong? Start from a Position of Strength
We just turned a fresh new page on the calendar, and we are ready to take on the new year. As leaders, specifically female leaders, a new year has us wondering how to start the year strong. Here’s what I see happening with a lot of women in...
Read moreOvercoming The Biggest Challenges for Women in Leadership: Communicating Clearly and Effectively on a Male dominated Team
Women in leadership face different obstacles and challenges than their male counterparts. According to a Pew Research Center study, 43% of Americans agree that women in leadership positions are held to a higher standard than men. So those...
Read moreHow to Delegate with Intention: A Key Skill for Women in Business Leadership
How to Delegate with Intention: A Key Skill for Women in Business Leadership “It will get done faster (and better) if I just do it myself!” “Even when I explain in detail how to do it, it isn’t done right.” I don’t want someone to...
Read moreWhat Does it Mean to be Resilient?
What Does it Mean to be Resilient? – Putting the 3 R’s of Resilience to Work There is a popular misconception within leadership circles that hard situations require an even harder response. Good leaders respond to challenge with a steely...
Read moreWant to Become an Intentional Leader? Do These 4 Things.
Have you ever worked for an excellent, intentional leader? If you have, you probably experienced higher employee engagement – a positive emotional connection to your work and workplace. This engagement generally leads to more productivity and...
Read moreWho Is Leading Best?
Where I see leaders with fundamental awareness and #authentic appreciation for the emotional and physical toll that #socialdistancing and shelter-at-home is taking, is where I am see the greatest stories of connected and...
Read moreGood Leadership Means Asking This Important Question
How do you define good leadership? There are obviously a number of traits that make a good leader, but I think all leaders should be focusing more on asking one simple question. “What can I do to support you?” It’s not a complicated question, but...
Read moreIs Your Mindset Holding You Back?
Leadership Mindsets are key ingredients to successThe wrong mindset might be the very thing holding you back from achieving your potential. It doesn’t matter what specific goals they set for themselves – career change, job shift, promotion...
Read moreExecutive Coach & Mentoring for Pros
Real Pros Need an Executive Coach Why do real pros need an executive coach? I was talking to one of my executive clients recently about a female leader on his team. After approaching her about working with a coach, she wasn’t quite sure...
Read moreSelf-compassion Strategies for High Achievers and Leaders
Have you ever set an ambitious goal for yourself and then failed to reach it? Instead of engaging in unproductive negative self-talk, you’ll make more progress and find more success when you learn to implement some proven self-compassion...
Read moreAre You a Resilient Leader? The Softer Side of Resilient Leadership in Hard Times
Resilient Leadership in difficult times As many of my executive leadership clients faced the uncertainty and adversity of this past year, they were compelled to focus more actively on building resilient leadership. Wanting desperately to be able...
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