Leadership shortcomings highlight our reactive tendencies, those go to modes of operation that have become hardwired in our system from our most profound adversities. Recently I attended Moving The Human Spirit’s inaugural course in trauma informed coaching. As an organization whose primary focus has been supporting first responders, there was curiosity in…
Committing to a leadership growth path involves not only developing technical and management skills, but also evolving our inner belief system. How we make sense of the world drives our choices, our behaviors, and eventually our effectiveness. Or, as Bob Anderson and Bill Adams, the founders of the Leadership Circle, explain it, “The inner game runs the outer…
Vision, if it’s to ignite a true fire in our bellies, needs time and space to breathe. I launched the official rebranding of my executive coaching practice last week as my new website went live. This was the culmination of a year-long-journey, seeking to integrate the work that fires me up with what the world needs: more connected, fully awake, and whole-hearted…
Many entrepreneurs first engage with me because they’re stuck on a tough decision. Caught at a fork in the road, or most often many forks at once, the question inevitably arises, “What should I do?” Who should I bring on as a General Manager? Where should I invest my marketing dollars? Is an expansion loan a good idea? Is it time to renew my lease or look for a bigger…
Considering how stuck they might feel, or their employees seem, I often get asked if I believe people really can change. The short answer is, “yes.” I do believe people can change… I’ve actually seen it with my own two eyes! Changes in myself, changes in my colleagues, changes in my clients. I became a coach because I have a deep-seated belief that change is…
Fear of conflict often holds us back. It can hold our employees back, too, when it keeps us from stepping into difficult conversations about performance expectations. Conversations where we talk openly about how they might not be showing up as we need them to. Conversations when quality has slipped – or has never really been there at all. Conversations about what changes they…
