Teams are made up of humans. As a leader, one of our jobs is to engage and grow people where they are, while allowing them to keep their unique humanity. This means we need to learn to communicate with a diverse group of individuals, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. To do this successfully, […]
Mindset Change is an inevitable part of life, and can be both exciting and daunting. Last week, I talked about the role of acceptance in navigating change. This week, I want to talk about the way our mindset impacts our approach to change. Mindset is the lens through which we view the world, and it […]
After I finished Your Brain on Art (see yesterday’s post), I immediately started Liz Gilbert’s Big Magic again. Maybe I’ll talk more about it in next week’s Watchlist, but either way…GO GET THAT BOOK! If you’ve read it, read it again. If you’ve never heard of it, stop right here and go get it. I’ll […]
Hint: Most of us do at some point Try though we might, the 3 little words that are hardest for many of us to say are, “I need help.” The modern world has separated us from our village. Even in a crowd we can feel very isolated. By necessity, we’ve become extremely independent and capable. […]
Acceptance I believe there are some important steps to handling, accepting and even learning to be excited about change. This week let’s talk about…Acceptance. I am the youngest of 5 kids. My older sisters were goddesses to me when I was growing up…(still are in many respects). When I think of the best moments of […]
As a coach, clients often talk about where the are stuck. It’s easy for each of us (me included) to become fixated on what we can’t do rather than using our imagination to think big. The reality is that when we focus on our limitations, we become blind to our potential and our ability to […]
In the winter of 2017, I moved to Sweden to work for a Swedish company. Every expat experiences culture shock, but my most eye opening moments would come in the summer of 2018 as the team around me began to disappear into what is simply called “Swedish Summer.” As an overworked American, I had never […]
I am a water baby. One of my earliest memories is sitting on the beach in Honduras and letting waves crash over my chubby toddler legs. Even when the tide was strong and I’d get toppled, I’d come up sputtering with salt water in my nose, but I did not want to move from that […]
Let’s talk about that moment you look up and realize you might be about halfway through your career. The questions come hard and fast in the days and weeks that follow. For me the questions are tied very tightly to how I am living into my core values and leadership philosophy. I am grateful for […]