Leadership – Nothing Is Normal Now – Creating Relationship Strategies
Old Normal. New Normal. No Normal. Until 2020, the model for training, attracting and becoming a good leader was pretty obvious. We worked on creating best practices for the training effective leaders; designed good leadership succession programs for the organization;...
The RED Book
As I was preparing for the tornado watch this past weekend (which turned into a warning), I made sure that my RED Book was right by my laptop and phone. It is probably the most important physical piece of content in my home. WHY? It contains a physical copy of...
Take it apart, put it back together again
My son in laws are very talented and smart men, in their professions and in their personal lives. They could not be more different as individuals, but have the same outlook when something electrical and/or mechanical is not working. In evaluating a quick fix, it...
Communicating well/effectively is the Leadership evergreen skill to value most
Conversations through the years with leaders, executive and owners of businesses, support that communicating with impact and effectiveness is the skill they hope to use and then instill with their people. Learning to communicate well is a never ending opportunity for...
OK, Now I Get It!!
Sad is sad. Angry is angry. Happy is happy. It is not possible to be all those same emotions at the same time. However, we can certainly shift from happy to sad very quickly so it can feel like we are both at the same time. In coaching with a new client and her...
Where to begin, where to finish
When the top articles from our top business leaders discuss the impact of stress and anxiety in relation to ourselves and barely mention our engrained ideas of what leadership is, I listen. And so should you. Everything is different and it feels unfamiliar. We are...
Lessons from my 27 week old chickens
You can go ahead and skip to something else to read because this really is about chickens…and then people. I got my first chickens this spring at 6 weeks and have feed and watered them hoping for my first egg. No eggs yet. My guaranteed 3 hens are now 2 hens and a...
Raindrops and breathing
Circumstances have guided me to more frequently take care of me during the day. It could be a green tea break in the morning or walking my yard during the day. I was especially lucky today as I decided to go outside for 15 minutes to wander in my garden and patio. It...
Must be doing a good job, me thinks!
The first years I was a “consultant”, each Sunday I would pull out the classifieds and see if there was a better job with more pay and less hours out there for me. This week I received another job offer because of my expertise and experience and it reminded me that it...
Preparing Well For All The Zoom And Team Screen Time
Let’s just pretend that the screen time meeting you just finished was terrific. Everyone showed up on time. They remembered to unmute. The new team member was prepared for introducing herself. The boss visiting and listening in on the meeting went well. The next...
Are YOU A Good Listener?
