What Lifts Us Up & What Takes Us Down

What Lifts Us Up & What Takes Us Down

What are the rules, habits, cultures, situations, and structures that help “you do you” in the most gratifying ways?  Who are the people and what are the circumstances that help you thrive or that shut you down? Most of us don’t give these questions enough thought....
Leadership & Belonging

Leadership & Belonging

Humans have a deeply wired need to belong.  We live in a time when divides between groups are deepening; lines drawn to establish who belongs in each tribe are more vivid than ever as we sequester ourselves in bubbles of reinforcing beliefs. It’s easy to heighten a...
Navigating our Pandemic February

Navigating our Pandemic February

In recent weeks, a common response to the question, “How are you?” has been:  (Long pause) “I don’t know.” I love this answer because it acknowledges all the ups and downs we are pulling ourselves through.  Some days we are doing just fine and others, not so much....
The Benefits of our Virtual Platforms

The Benefits of our Virtual Platforms

In the early days of our transition to everything virtual, I believed the work I do as an executive coach and leadership development facilitator would be undermined.  My clients and I usually met in conference rooms and classrooms where we created connection and built...