by | Aug 26, 2021 | Leadership

I think I’m supposed to launch this!  I hear this phrase hundreds of times each year from excited change makers over a hot black coffee, in coaching sessions or on a zoom call. Whenever someone utters this I feel two things simultaneously; excited and sad. Most of...

by | Jul 1, 2021 | Leadership

The past holds us back more than we ever realize.  Success in the past holds us back from risking in the future.  Nostalgia of the past limits our vision of what could be.  Baggage from the past keeps us stuck in stinking thinking.  But the past is not all bad. Some...

by | Jun 16, 2021 | Leadership

Imagine your time and energy fall into one of two buckets; drains or fills. Time is so precious, but it isn’t neutral. Why does this matter? If we can recognize whether activities, environments, relationships and tasks drain or fill us we can plan accordingly....

by | May 20, 2021 | Leadership

Meetings are a strange thing. They can be amazing or terrible, a boost or a drain, a catalyst for innovation or an obstacle to morale. Depending on their purpose, structure and timing they can propel teams toward success or devalue the team. The rhythm and purpose of...

by | May 12, 2021 | Leadership

Many years ago I began coaching leaders, although I didn’t know what to call it (funny story for another day). Naturally, the coaching was aimed at helping leaders grow their leadership capacity and competencies. But after a few years of coaching I realized every...

by | Apr 7, 2021 | Leadership

Do you have a filter for saying YES and NO? You should. YES. We feel the pressure to say it. We feel badly when we don’t. We love when people tell us YES, but we often hate saying it to others. It’s a cheap word in our culture that often comes at a high...