Dear Courageous Leaders, For this week’s Coffee Break – I took a closer look at your leadership voice. Key points from the video: The people around me are inspiring me. Leaders must speak up and … read more
Leading through Crisis
Dear Courageous Leaders For this week’s Coffee Break – I took a closer look at leading through crisis. Key points from the video: Provide accurate and timely information. Be a source of kindness, comfort and … read more
Reading a Room for maximum impact
Reading a room is the first step to executive presence and creating influence. Three quick keys: 1) pay attention to non-verbal cues 2) being fully present and undistracted and 3) practice global listening.
New YouTube Channel
My New YouTube channel is here! The Coffee Break. Rich content delivered efficiently and in a fun manner. I created this channel for courageous organizational leaders like you. Please take a moment to subscribe if … read more
Self-Care: a fresh perspective and approach
For many of the women that I support, they often start off feeling very disconnected and not able to easily let their guards down. This is an unfortunate by product of modern organization life and to go-go nature of our lives. In addition to feeling isolated, there is often a quiet unrest that they don’t feel comfortable sharing. I know that this uneasy feeling is a natural and a positive sign of the need for a shift in an area in their lives.
Change Your Scorecard: staying motivated and resilient
I recommend to my clients who are knee-deep in the stress and guilt cycle to change their scorecards. It really is quite simple and powerful….
Advance Your Career by mastering 3 Skills
Do you have the three key skills to advance your career? There are three essential skills that professional women and men must master to advance their career. The good news is that all these skills … read more
Fulfilling Work: 10 steps to move towards work you love
You are good at what you do, that’s wonderful, but it doesn’t mean you have to stop there. You’re what I call a reacher! The good news is, you can reach high without leaving behind the hard work and success you’ve earned in your current organization. In other words, don’t leave behind all the positive contributions you’ve made to your organization during your tenure. It can be as good as money in the bank when it comes to making cross-organization career moves.
Finding Calm
As leaders who have to balance busy home and work lives, finding calm is a great way to distinguish yourself from your peers. In this calm you are the best position to demonstrate executive presence, superior decision making and levelheadedness.
Are you recharging your batteries?
While we all need to sleep to function well physically, how we recharge our batteries mentally and emotionally is unique. Some people recharge by being around people. Some recharge by closing the bedroom and bathroom doors and taking a long bath. For some of you, exercise is energizing. When you are close to burnout, it’s because you take on more of what drains you and stop doing things that recharge the spirit
