Wow! What a Ride – 50 Years and Counting
Born on New Year’s day, 2017 represents not only the beginning of a new year, but the beginning of the next decade of my life. These past weeks have been filled with introspection and I started to think about what I wished my 21 year-old self knew that I know now. Here is what I would […]
Simple Acts of Leadership
December is not a time to wind down, it’s time to kick your focus on being a better leader into high gear. As a holiday gift for you I have created a December Leadership Accelerator Calendar. Each day has one simple act of leadership you can perform. The tips focus on self-reflection, building relationships, getting clear […]
A Skilled Facilitator Wears Many Hats
I facilitate hundreds of meetings every year. When I am in the role of the facilitator, I guide the participants through a series of steps that result in them creating their solution. I don’t tell them what to do but, instead, use a focused process accompanied with engagement strategies to optimize group dynamics and help […]
The Habit of Happy
People that cultivate a positive mind-set perform better in the face of challenge. Our general sense of well-being is malleable. The habits we cultivate, the way we interact with coworkers, how we think about stress can be all be managed to increase happiness. What does it take to create a positive mind-set? Practice. Practice. Practice. […]
What Would Dory Do? (WWDD)
Characters in the movie, Finding Dory, ask, What Would Dory Do (WWDD)? when faced with a difficult situation. Dory, the friendly but forgetful, blue tang fish goes in search of her long-lost parents and everyone learns a few things along the way. First and foremost, if you don’t know what else to do – just keep swimming. Reflecting […]
Ready, Set … Ask
It is so easy for our communication with others to get derailed. There are infinite distractions that can get in our way and often we are so busy preparing our response that we aren’t truly listening in the first place. So I would encourage you to stop thinking about communication in terms of talking and […]
The Lightness of Being
The moment we try to be still, we discover just how restless our mind can be. The harder we force it to be calm, the worse it gets. With practice we can come into a space of observance or mindfulness and over time we can calm the mind. Mindfulness is the awareness that arises by […]
Using the F Word at Work
Some people would rather drop the “f” bomb at work than talk about the other “f” word – feelings. That’s right – feelings have a place at work. How can they not? We are after all human beings with all our complexities including our emotional state at an any given moment. It’s not like an […]
The Least Amount
I have always been one to give my fullest effort, but at a certain point in my life between family, career and well-being that became almost impossible. As I started to reexamine my life, I began to flip my thinking and ask how little can I do and still achieve the maximum benefit. When is […]
Super Recognition
Employees are often asked to perform super human acts, which they willingly do, but they are often discouraged when no one notices or says anything about it. Leaders that encourage and create an environment where people affirm and celebrate one another, build a strong culture where people can reach their highest potential. It is only […]