Well over a decade ago, when I was facilitating a leadership program in Munich, an organizational psychologist joined us as a guest speaker. She shared her research on the effects […]
Springboard Sessions ~ A New Service in My Portfolio
This past year, I piloted a new service – the Springboard Session. The idea came from a friend after I helped her problem-solve some challenges she faced with the launch […]
“Nice” is a Leadership Competency
Over the last year, I’ve faced a health issue that has been a challenge for me to accept and reconcile. Recently, it resulted in me falling to the ground at […]
What’s the Worst That Can Happen?
Eons ago in a college sociology class, the professor shared a study about what people fear most. I found the discussion illuminating at the time and still relevant today, so […]
Every Woman Has a Harvey Story
When I was a high school graduate, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my future. For a variety of reasons, I initially bypassed college and instead […]
What Are You Speaking For?
In follow-up to last month’s blog on Listening For, this post is focused on a practice area called Speaking For. Beautiful in its simplicity, you only need answer the question: […]
What Are You Listening For?
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that listening skills are in a serious deficit? Hello? Is this thing on? But seriously, folks … This was acutely evident […]
Personal Evolution v. New Year’s Resolutions
There’s a familiar topic in the media this time of year that usually sounds something like: “XX% of New Year’s Resolutions Broken by the End of January!” Whatever the failure […]
Fresh Eyes
Children are such pure reflective devices. They notice or say something innocently and it strikes a chord. That happened to me the other night as my husband, son and I […]
The Impact of Inertia
I’m about to introduce physics into a blog about leadership and people development. Why? Because organizations are in a constant state of motion with inertia cropping up all around us … and […]