In a world where the norm is to avoid feedback and everything that comes with it (the judgments and criticisms), conscious leaders genuinely and continually seek to know themselves better (for better or worse), so they invite and crave feedback. They seek feedback for the same reasons as others—it’s the […]
June 13, 2019 Leave a Comment
Watch Over Your Snow Globe (Excerpt from my soon-to-be-published book, Just One Step: The Journey to Your Unstoppable You) Last week I shared my perspective on the metaphor of snow globes – specifically, the need to regularly shake your snow globe to avoid settling. This week I want to address […]
Slow Leadership
April 25, 2019 Leave a Comment
SThis week I was driving to spend the day with a leadership coaching client, and this question popped into my head: What is the greatest risk for leaders – acting too quickly or acting too slowly? While it’s certainly true that we can sometimes act too quickly (without enough research, input, thought […]
I Want to Be Present, But …
April 9, 2019 Leave a Comment
II know that many of you want to be and live more present, and it’s a terrific goal. However, the reality is that there are many obstacles to being present in each moment, and we must face these obstacles head on if we are going to have any hope of […]
Who Are You Mentoring?
March 29, 2019 Leave a Comment
Mentoring seems to be a hot topic these days, and it’s the subject of many conversations and blogs. Certainly, mentoring is critical and I’m a believer, but I wonder if the mentoring discussion is because of genuine concern or just the flavor of the month. The truth is that most […]
Are You In The Arena?
March 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
AThanks to Brené Brown, I was recently introduced to Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1910 speech about the man in the arena: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The […]
What’s the Secret?
March 6, 2019 Leave a Comment
Actually, it shouldn’t be a secret – it should be openly and regularly shared. It should be one of the most important things that’s shared, but the reality is often otherwise. The “it” is what you think about a team member and their performance, especially if that team member reports […]
Five Keys for Great Meetings, Part 4: What Did We Decide?
February 21, 2019 Leave a Comment
This week I’m continuing with the five-part series on creating more engaging, meaningful, effective and impactful meetings through these five keys: 1. Start and Finish on Time 2. Be Clear on the Question (or Agenda) 3. Don’t Solve Problems (other than the problem that’s the focus of the meeting) 4. Finish with “What Did […]
Five Keys for Great Meetings, Part 3: Problem Solving
February 12, 2019 Leave a Comment
This week I’m continuing with the five-part series on creating more engaging, meaningful, effective and impactful meetings through these five keys: 1. Start and Finish on Time 2. Be Clear on the Question (or Agenda) 3. Don’t Solve Problems (other than the problem that’s the focus of the meeting) 4. Finish with “What Did […]
Five Keys for Great Meetings (Time)
January 29, 2019 Leave a Comment
Most meetings suck … and you need more meetings! Are you insane, Jeff? If our meetings suck, then why do we need more meetings? Simple – because the answer is not fewer meetings, but bettermeetings. But if you want to have better meetings, you need to know how to plan, lead […]
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