Various leadership styles and approaches have been defined in hundreds of leadership books. They all use different language to describe various styles and approaches to leadership. Despite research done by organizations like Gallup to identify what traits or attributes create a great leader or...
Coming off six straight days of training to become certified as an mBIT Trainer, I returned home to my three-year-old sick with a fever and my son having an asthma attack at school. As I held my daughter in my arms feeling the tremendous heat of her skin, I had a lot of time to reflect on...
Note: This article is not intended to be political or polarizing but rather an alternative way of looking at and responding to recent events. An approach that incorporates our inner wisdom, intelligence, and highest expression.
As an empathic mother to three small children (six-year-old boy and...
Just a few years ago, my performance practices were more than adequate to support my success and that of my teams. But in recent years, the challenges we've encountered have had a significant impact on the performance of people and workplaces. Women, especially women leaders, have been...
Just a few short years ago I remember a very specific conversation I had with my boss at the time about my development. I had asked for feedback on how I could keep growing to get future promotion opportunities. Being the head of talent management, I’d completed the requisite development...
Modern Models are needed to Meet Modern Family Needs
You wouldn’t try to run a new software program on a computer from the 1990s, let alone one from the 1970s. Even if you did, it wouldn’t work – the computer can’t handle that level of power and processing. In most cases,...
While completing a new course for a neuroscience certification program I am taking, I was reminded of a really important concept…
We can know what is needed and even how to do it, but it doesn’t mean we will do it.
The Challenge
When it comes to...
Last week, I had an interesting experience that served as a reminder that no matter how trained we are in personal accountability, it is a lifelong skill we must cultivate. I asked one of my co-workers to review a document we were about to send to a customer. It was late on Friday; I’d...
How are we responding to Friday's video?
Do you know what video I am referring to? If you check any news source, you will find a horrendous display of a complete lack of humanity. The violent acts of the five Memphis police officers on one person are so disproportionate it can’t even begin...
By nature, humans are always striving to evolve and improve themselves. It's just part of the human experience. We all have things we want to improve in our lives and experiences like...
- Creating new habits
- Reducing stress and burnout
- Being less reactive and/or attacking when we're angry or hurt...
Biggest career mistake to date…not getting a coach sooner!
I’ve made plenty of mistakes throughout my career that span from my early career overconfidence to inadequate management of people at the start, to ultimately allowing myself to become so stressed I experienced burnout. But...
Companies everywhere have been struggling to hire, train, and retain talent in their workplaces. I have customers who have consistently been at over 50 openings over the course of the past year. Even facing a potential recession, workplaces will often still have many positions due to resignations...