For Better Results, Manage Your Energy
Help me manage my time. Help me prioritize my work. Help me get more done. Okay! I recorded a podcast that can help you get more done in less time by focusing not on checklists and time management tools, but on managing your energy. I believe this is such an important topic because when we […]
The Threads of Life
In honor of this holiday of the heart, I wanted to share a favorite poem, Threads by James Autry, author of Love and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership. Over 20 years ago a professor shared this poem that compares people’s need to feel connected with each other and with the human condition as threads that weave […]
Horrible Bosses
They are out there. Yelling, controlling, taking credit for your work and playing favorites. In fact, 36 percent of American workers have a boss they described as “dysfunctional” or horrible. What makes a boss horrible? Bad temper Physical Threats Impatient Indecisive Over-dramatic Takes credit for others work Unfair Disrespectful Employees that work for these bosses fear […]
Jamboree Leaders Graduate
Leaders at Jamboree gathered to celebrate the graduation of employees from a customized leadership program. As their guide on this leadership journey I look forward to the participants sharing what was meaningful about our time together and how they applied what they learn. After doing this with many groups, I have learned to expect the […]
Fall More, Learn More
Skiing down an a steep run filled with moguls, I caught an edge and fell hard. My son whose skills had advanced so we could tackle these more challenging runs was behind me. He also fell to avoid hitting me. This was nothing new for him. As someone developing his skills, he falls frequently. The […]
Change, A Crashing Wave
Do you feel like a wave is crashing over you, ready to take you out, and drag you to the bottom leaving you breathless and grasping for air? A client recently used this metaphor of a crashing wave to describe the pressure he was feeling from multiple changes in his organization.\n\nI asked him, what do […]
Teamwork, Synergy & Trust
What is the one thing that can change everything? Trust. Imagine the difference it would make if you were able to increase the amount of trust in the important personal and professional relationships in your life.\n\nSecond Harvest Food Bank, CEO, Nicole Suydam recognizes that trust is a performance multiplier. She knows having her leadership […]
The Yoga of Leadership
Yoga is a way to unite the mind, body and spirit. It has been a path to a happier, healthier and more mindful existence for me. I am excited to share that I recently completed the Silk Road (Yoga) Sangha and Multidisciplinary Yoga teacher training. \n I am grateful to Daniel E. Hickman, Denise Antonini and all the other You and the Mat teachers […]
The Horse Whisperer
Human Options board members and staff recently gathered at the The Shea Thereputic Riding Center for a day of team building and strategic alignment. Representing OneOC, Janine McDonald joined the team at the Shea Center to facilitate the day. Groups visited multiple stations, interacting with horses, exploring the horse/human relationship and discovering how it relates to leadership, communication and […]
The Gift of Feedback
This year give yourself the gift of gathering feedback from other people. Try this: interview two people – one you work with and one at home. These should be people who are important to you, people who know you well, people you have some history with.\n\nThe interview and be done in person or via telephone and […]