What Does it Mean to be Resilient?

August 19, 2021 by leader 111 0 0

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...

Want to Become an Intentional Leader? Do These 4 Things.

August 1, 2021 by leader 128 0 0

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...

Who Is Leading Best?

July 29, 2021 by leader 685 0 0

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...

Good Leadership Means Asking This Important Question

June 28, 2021 by leader 176 0 0

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...

Is Your Mindset Holding You Back?

June 2, 2021 by leader 969 0 0

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...

Executive Coach & Mentoring for Pros

May 24, 2021 by leader 200 0 0

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...

Self-compassion Strategies for High Achievers and Leaders

May 13, 2021 by leader 240 0 0

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...

Are You a Resilient Leader? The Softer Side of Resilient Leadership in Hard Times

March 29, 2021 by leader 341 0 0

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...

Are you in the Driver’s Seat of your Career?

November 24, 2020 by leader 681 0 0

When people hear I was with the same company for 25 years, they assume I was content, complacent even…for certain, I didn’t like change. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am certain I didn’t grow my career from an entry level...

Why Can’t I Focus?

July 24, 2020 by leader 706 0 0

According to the well-known motivational speaker, Tony Robbins, Your life is controlled by what you focus on. So, what if you can’t focus on anything these days? I imagine that life might feel a bit out of control. This is a big theme across many...

Is this YOUR defining moment?

May 29, 2020 by leader 619 0 0

This global health crisis has caused many of us to pause and re-evaluate what we want in our lives and careers. Are you ready to take small steps toward change?

Business Leadership and COVID – 19 Crisis

March 21, 2020 by leader 673 0 0

The United States is in a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If your organization wasn’t already crisis planning, they certainly are now. For the past year, I have been watching the “message from our CEO” emails, the social posts...