At Davos 2013, there was a lot of buzz about only 17% of the attendees being women. Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook advises women to “lean in” (her book by the same name is coming out in [...]
If you feel like you’re juggling work and life 24/7 you’re not alone. The stress of this juggle not only undermines our leadership, it threatens our well-being. What the solution to this [...]
If you want to really figure out how someone will act, find out their beliefs. If you want to find out what someone believes, have them share their personal story. It is our personal experiences [...]
I have learned more about leadership leading volunteer teams in the last two years than I learned in my 20 year corporate career. Leading volunteer teams has been a humbling experience for me. [...]
Recently I had an executive coaching client ask me a great question. She asked whether it’s good to be humble. She’s faced with a situation where people around her are “tooting their horn” and [...]
A fireman. A soldier. A police officer. A suicide bomber. What do all of these people have in common? They’re some of the most engaged workers I can think of. They’re literally willing to put [...]
Ever been part of a dysfunctional meeting? They waste time, sap energy, and kill employee engagement. An executive coaching client and I were preparing for a meeting she was going to in two [...]
Are you stuck in a career rut? Want to achieve goals faster? Do you wish for more coaching and feedback but don’t get it in your work environment? Do you want to learn to better integrate work [...]
I have recently talked with many women who are looking for ways their work can, as they say, “feed their soul”. For too many of us our work drains us on too many days. So, many of us look to [...]
Have you ever experienced an intimate conversation with 300 people? This week, I was fortunate to be part of Spelman College’s leadership conference entitled “Leading With Purpose”, led by my [...]
