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The Lost Art of the Little Things
I confess - I lean toward being a big picture kind of person. I get frustrated with details. I dream, I vision and I get going on making them happen. I look to others to sort out the technical and minutiae. Over the years I have let go of so many little things I...
Don’t Borrow Trouble
This age-old adage spoken by my granny in my youth still sits loudly inside me. As a shy, anxious young girl I was always looking ahead at what was to come. This caused no end of fretfulness and worry. My tummy was a bundle of nervous butterflies most of the time. I...
Are Women Plummeting at Mid Career?
This is something I have been wondering about. Now maybe I am slow to pick up on it, but I have been noticing there are a lot of women hitting a mid career chasm. I see it with acquaintances and clients. It...
Forget the Sprint – 7 Reasons to Live Life as a Marathon
Up until a few years ago I believed that the faster I moved and the harder I worked, I would reach the Holy Grail of success. In today’s fast-paced world it was so easy to ramp myself up to follow the illusion of ambition. I put in long hours at work and self...
Why Pro-D is So Important for YOU
This weekend I am heading to Off the Charts, a conference on creating an on-line business. So appropriate given that I am a total neophyte when it comes to the virtual world. And yet I know it is the new economy. What is a coach doing going to an event like this? Why...
Why Everyone Should Get Fired Once in Their Life
How to turn failure into growth Not long ago, I was chatting with a colleague about what it's like to lose a job. With a big smile and chuckle she said “everyone should get fired at least once in their life." I laughed back, realizing she's absolutely right! Sure,...
Are Kindness and Leadership Strange Bedfellows?
I was recently chatting with a girlfriend of mine, a manager in a company. She asked me “Why is it that kindness isn’t part of leadership?” She went on to explain that the feedback she often receives notes her kindness (including being too kind). She receives very...
Five Ways toward Creating a culture of rule breaking
In last week’s blog I talked about being a maverick. The response was huge with many comments. One that stands out for me was from Richard Conde who asked, “how do companies and/or senior leaders facilitate a culture where calculated risk taking and rule breaking are...
Why Mavericks Have a Better View
I once had a boss who described me as a “maverick”. I wasn’t sure I understood her meaning so I googled the definition: an independent thinker who refuses to conform to the accepted views on a subject. Wow, was that a punch in the stomach or a high five? I took the...
Why blog posts on leadership can be the worst
Don’t get me wrong – leading for change and inspiring people to act in alignment with their goals AND the company purpose is the stuff dreams are made of. Effective transformational leadership is art. It’s poetry. It’s hard to do and good for everyone when it’s done...
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