As my final project for receiving a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership, I had to create some curriculum. I got to decide where to focus my attention and I immediately wanted to focus on the role of storytelling in becoming a great leader. I thought I’d share here what I built and just say that […]
When you feel stuck…Stuck in a projectStuck in a decisionStuck in a situationStuck in the unknownStuck in the known…and can’t figure a way out, may I wholeheartedly suggest stopping to create something else. Don’t keep hammering away at the code or the document or the worry. Take a break. Get some air. And work on […]
I know I’ve already celebrated getting this degree but with the arrival of my diploma in the mail, I want to say something else about it. From the time I was a little girl, I always intended to go to college. It was the centerpiece of my escape plan. I needed college to get the […]
Words matter.Some words matter more than others.Use your words well. Anyone who has ever heard the words “I’m disappointed in you” knows the power of words to cut. And anyone who has ever heard the words “I am better for having known you” knows the power of words to heal. “I appreciate you”“Your opinion matters”“I […]
It is STILL okay to not be okay.I know a lot of us are back (or headed back soon) at work this week and struggling with whatever brave face we told ourselves we needed to bring to 2022. But if 2020 and 2021 taught us anything, isn’t it that the turning of a new calendar […]
It is okay to change your mind. Sometimes the simplest act is to say “I don’t want to do that/think that/be that anymore.”It doesn’t make you a criminal. It makes you human. And seriously being human is where it’s at. Pretending that every decision you ever made was great is silly. No one nails it […]
You get to decide how to spend your energy. This can mean giving everything you have for one big push to a launch. It can also mean looking at the landscape of issues in front of you and saying “This is not a fight I’m willing or able to take right now.” The tricky part […]
Free Advice… Bring your whole self to work. “Obviously Leah, what else would I do?” It might sound obvious. And of course I don’t mean that you leave your feet at home or your knee caps or something. I mean bring all the parts of you…body, mind, spirit. A little story…I worked with a guy […]
Last week in a post about asking more questions, I mentioned my “round table of advisors”. A few of you asked me about this so I thought I’d give you a quick rundown on choosing advisors. —— This imagery all came about for me once when I was trying to make an important career decision […]
Anyone who is coached or mentored by me has probably heard me say “I don’t make decisions in the midst of chaos or stress because the data is bad.” Which means when you are in the middle of a crazy season, you need to gather information rather than make hasty choices. Those I coach also […]