“I think I messed up” an executive coaching client said to me recently. He was having an “aha” moment regarding a meeting he led recently with a team of direct reports. They were trying to brainstorm creative ways to ensure that they could meet a high-profile client’s needs. Instead of creativity from the team, he […]
There are leaders that divide. And there are leaders that unite. What is being played out in the world stage with Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a dramatic projection of our every day experience of leaders. Leaders’ choices matter and have vast implications because we live in an interconnected world. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine […]
If you’re asking yourself how to get your team to be productive, you’re not alone. You’re also not asking the right question. Our teams are exhausted and as leaders our job is first to understand our team members’ experience. Our obsession with our goals ahead of the care for our people is a sign of […]
If you’re feeling exhausted, you’re not alone. As we all gear up for “return to workplace” (in whatever form that looks like for you) and “return to work travel” I’m noticing leaders have mixed emotions. There is the excitement of being in person with old and new colleagues we have only seen on video for […]
On August 28, 1963 MLK delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech to an estimated 250,000 civil rights marchers at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. I imagine that if he were alive today, he would want each of us to look in the mirror and ask ourselves “What is my dream for our […]
The year 2021 brought even more change, ambiguity and unpredictability than we anticipated. Most of us are ready to leave the disruption of the pandemic behind. We feel exhausted and burned out. Who needs more “resolutions” when we are already at our limit? We need a more mindful and compassionate way to set our 2022 […]
Agility is now a key business skill. By using a five-factor framework, C-suite leaders and board directors develop stronger agility muscles. This period of seismic disruption has provided an enormous leadership test for CEOs and their C-suite teams, and they have faced heightened scrutiny over whether they are able to develop new mindsets, [...]
It’s that time of year when we set new year resolutions. Except this year is different. We have the benefit of 2020 hindsight and everything we learned from the challenges of last year. As we enter 2021 in this decade of continued disruption (climate change, digital transformation and advances in artificial intelligence changing the future [...]
This year has been a year unlike any other in our lifetimes, individually and collectively. Many of my executive coaching clients are exhausted from the year. Most are well on their way to preparing for 2021. My advice to them is to pause and reflect. This year has taught us that there is much outside […]
I’ve been feeling very stretched. I imagine we all have been feeling that way. Just this morning, I burst into tears. I was in the car at the end of our driveway, slower than normal to take the right turn into the street toward my morning sanctuary walk at the Lullwater Preserve, not far from […]
