Let's take a glimpse into the mind of your remote team member. “It's 4:30 pm and I'm logging onto Zoom yet again today. I really wish I had bought Zoom stock. It’s time for the team happy hour, and to be honest, I'm not overly happy about...
When you hear about conversations that happen in company boardrooms, joy isn’t usually the first word that comes up. It’s probably closer to the bottom of the list, leaving us to contemplate the question - is there a place for joy in the boardroom? Let’s answer...
All teams should have rules of engagement, or ground rules. They are simply straightforward ways of being with each other that support a larger vision and purpose. One of the biggest benefits from rules of engagement is building trust, which is at the core of...
Every year around this time, we reconnect to the story of The Grinch. I think the reason that it resonates with us is because we all know that person, and we wish they would have the same transformation as The Grinch did - "...
On one of my walks over the last few days, I listened to a fabulous podcast! It was titled Leading with Compassion. The speaker was LinkedIn’s CEO, Jeff Weiner, who, by the way, has a 100% approval rating on Glassdoor (an online job search/company review site)....
I've had the privilege of being a dog mom for three amazing dogs in my lifetime so far. Currently, I don’t have a pet because of my travel and training schedule. However, I do get some puppy love almost every day on my walks. I...
Leaders take note - the Responsibility Game will ALWAYS win over the Blame Game! It’s 4:45 on a Friday afternoon, and you just realized that the report promised by your team didn’t get completed and now everyone is gone for the weekend. What do you do? While most...
Is your outcome to create leaders or followers? A boss, dictator or guru might want to have a band of followers; however, a TRUE leader is looking to create more leaders. This goes for both work and home. If you’ve got kids, do you want...
When is the best time to practice your leadership skills? When you least feel like it. That's when your leadership muscles will gain the most strength. I became very clear early in my professional career that just because someone had a position of authority didn’t mean...