Rituals, Routines and Innovation Innovation is a sexy word. When we imagine ourselves as an “innovator,” we might see a creative captain of our industry, solving the gnarly problems that have vexed leaders of the past. Innovators are solution-finders and forward-thinkers. As a leader-boss, of course you want to foster Read more…
Nobody is born good at conflict resolution. NOBODY. It’s not uncommon for a client to use our time together to process a situation with a coworker. After they share the issue, I often ask: “So when you went to talk with them about this later, how did it go?” I’m Read more…
Boundaries, limitations, and the power of supportive accountability When I was a very new professional, back before fire or the Internet was invented and chai latte wasn’t yet in fashion, I had a student come to me for some help planning a conversation she hoped to have with her supervisor, Read more…
Want to grow in your leadership? Practice. I frequently have new clients who share that their number one goal is to improve their leadership skills – and they are hopeful that together that I will impart lessons they can apply – sort of like a recipe they can follow. That Read more…
Share Your Expectations There is a conversation your staff wish you’d have with them. (Actually, there are a few, but let’s just take it one at a time!) I’m sure about it because I hear about it from them. They wish they knew your expectations for success. If you just Read more…
Alphabet Soup: What’s with all those letters behind my name? Sometimes people ask me about all the letters at the end of my name – which usually is followed by a few questions about the coaching industry in general. Nerd that I am, I really enjoyed learning about the profession Read more…
Conference Season Conference season is here! As reliable as the leaves turning colors, invitations to professional development meetings are in our inboxes: regional and national conferences, in-state seminars and professional development meetings are upon us! These gatherings are a hallmark of people-serving industries and since so many of us find Read more…
Unintended Consequences My local gym has a new key checkout policy. It seems that some members (and maybe kids bored between basketball games) had become a bit lax in how the equipment in a particular room was being treated and there was some ongoing damage. Hoping to solve the problem, Read more…
Spider Lily The strangest thing has happened in my living room this week. Here’s the backstory: We have been fortunate to have been gifted a few “orphaned” plants over the years – plants from friends who were moving and needed to rehome them. Despite my lack of green thumb, I Read more…
The Impostress All of us have an Inner Critic – a voice inside us that gives us not-so-kind feedback. I like to call my Inner Critic “The Impostress” because she triggers bouts of Imposter Syndrome (and sometimes hurts my feelings). Imposter Syndrome and the Inner Critic tell us all untruthful Read more…