The Winter Solstice

The Winter Solstice

It’s getting cold out there! I’ve been thinking about celebrating the Winter Solstice this year, and in honor of that age-old tradition, I’d like to share some thoughts… The Winter Solstice For thousands of years, the winter solstice has been recognized in cultures...
The Lost Art of Listening

The Lost Art of Listening

Leaders often speak of the need to improve “communication” ─ perhaps for influence or alignment ─ possibly within their team, with co-workers across cultures, or even in their home-life.  With so many skills and styles involved in such a multi-faceted area, let me...
Leadership and the Power of Words

Leadership and the Power of Words

Leaders, your words shape the world around you. They matter. Your tone matters. Leadership and the Power of Words We are immersed in words every day by email and texts, phone calls, the media, and meetings in-person or on various technology platforms. We are...
The Positive of Negative Feedback

The Positive of Negative Feedback

We’ve all faced it. The dreaded negative feedback. Whether personally or professionally, it can hit us hard. Someone reminds us we’re not perfect! And it doesn’t feel good. Feelings of hurt, doubt, anger, rejection might emerge ─ or perhaps something...
Leadership Beyond Your Comfort Zone

Leadership Beyond Your Comfort Zone

“The task of the leader is to get people from where they are to where they have not been.” ~ Henry Kissinger                              Congratulations! You’ve made it to 2021 and the new world that it brings. What a harsh, turbulent, and intense ride it’s been to...