In 2016, I had the privilege of being in coaching relationship with one brave soul after another. Together, we experienced the incredible freedom that comes only in the tailwind of a great act of personal courage. Similar to the aerial dancer…
To be a truly exceptional leader necessitates that I become vigilantly aware of myself in the moment. In the moment when I am facilitating a team meeting to figure out how to get a project back on track. In the…
“We must Be the change we wish to see.” We hear this quote so often. Recently, I wondered if I really understand what it means. Or if I know how to actually go about “being the change.” I often think…
In order to get intentional about our leadership presence - how we show up in situations & the tone we want to intentionally cultivate - it’s necessary for us to become familiar with our reactive or automatic thought patterns and…
With regard to leadership development, I’ve become fond of telling my clients that all the low-hanging fruit has been picked by now. The world is full of 3-step processes, leadership style assessments, how-to books, and nothing else new under the…
"My co-worker really made me mad yesterday. He was so insensitive to my concerns! You should've heard what he said. The way he blew me off was just plain wrong and really has me upset and angry." For many of…
“Roughly 50-70% of how employees perceive their organization’s climate can be traced to the actions of one person: the leader. More than anyone else, the boss creates the conditions that directly determine people’s ability to work well.” Primal Leadership; Goleman,…
November is my favorite month of the year. I think of it as the Gratitude Month. While I practice gratitude all year long, I find that November offers an extended opportunity for me. Besides the obvious - Thanksgiving - November…
In one of my women’s coaching groups last week, we opened up the topic of “I am not enough.” “I am not enough” is a message of "The Lie of Scarcity.” The lie of scarcity tells us we are not…
One constant we can always count on is that life will not remain constant for long. Here are a few of the transitions happening in my world at the moment: My kids’ school year has ended My church Pastor is…