This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. It happens to be one of my favorite holidays. It's not because of the food though. It's my favorite because of the reason for gathering - to give thanks and share what we have to give...
Have you ever looked for an excuse so you don’t have to do something? A couple of weeks ago I was talking with a friend, and he gave me this whole story about why he couldn’t attend an event that he said he wanted to...
I received an amazing gift after last week's blog. I shared that following our Straight Talk For Leaders event, I pretty much skipped the celebrating and went straight into analyzing what to change. Later that day I received a gift from one of our readers,...
Are you able to step back and objectively observe yourself? Becoming aware of our behaviors, choices, language, ability to listen (or not), perceptions and programming is critical in our development as a leader. You’ve probably already seen from me one of my favorite messages - Leadership...
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...
I don’t usually see sand dollars on the beach, and I go almost every day. However, on a beautiful morning last week, I spotted not one, but two, sand dollars. They were almost identical in size and shape. I picked them up thinking they're so...
I moved into a new place last week and had ordered some new furniture with assembly required. The first couple of items were easy and quick. I knocked them out with minimal effort. The last item was a lateral file cabinet, and you can probably...
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...
Often, we are quick to give answers when we would be better off asking more questions. Questions empower, both ourselves and others, to create, innovate, learn and grow. Isn’t that the role of a leader? Check out these 5 questions that can create amazing new...