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More than Leadership Coaching
Sometimes people are nervous about executive coaching. "What will we talk about?" they wonder. Our coaching is unique, in that we offer a hybrid, holistic approach to developing executives and leaders. Our coaching is coaching, consulting, advising, mentoring,...
You Have to Be Bold!
Fortune favors the bold. Have you ever heard that? It means that if you want to be successful, you have to be bold and go after that success like you mean it. You have to be willing to move the big obstacles and keep moving forward. Life will throw all sorts of...
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes!
Yesterday I talked about the importance of taking action to pursue your dreams. Today I want to talk about...
Your Passion Is Waiting
Happy Independence Day! Independence and freedom are profoundly important to me. I think a lot about what it means to be independent and free, especially as a woman. Much of my own freedom and independence have come from...
Your Childhood Might Be Impacting Your Career
Funny thing: frequently my clients and I delve into this question. Why? Because pretty much everyone on the planet is deeply impacted by something called "childhood wounds." Even if you had a normal, healthy childhood, you have these wounds. Everyone...
Do You Know How to Make Things Work Out?
Life can be really hard sometimes. Maybe you don't get the promotion or raise you wanted. Maybe your company has taken actions that made you feel unvalued or redundant. Maybe you realized you don't love your career or your current job. Things don't...
Focus on Your Career
Every day I talk to people who want to move their careers forward. Some of them are clients and some want to be. After 20 years in this work, I can often see very clearly who will be successful in their career progression, and I can see who will be...
Never Give Up! Never Surrender!
We often think that to win the game, we have to win immediately. That's ineffective thinking. True, sustainable progress comes with time. Sometimes that's not what we want to hear, but it's the reality. Slow progress is better than no progress. So...
It Will Get Better.
Don't give up. Keep trying. Keep fighting. Keep working toward your goals. Do more than post on social media. Find the...
We All Need Positive People In Our Lives
Every morning and every evening, I engage in a gratitude practice and write out three things I'm grateful for. Those three things can be anything - my husband, my dogs, family and friends, nature, sunshine, my garden...my personal rule is that the list should be...
The Importance of Courage in Leadership
You might have noticed that I talk about courage a lot. Why? Because courage is so important to successful leadership. The successful leader is courageous enough to make mistakes. Courageous enough to be vulnerable. Courageous enough to admit to not...
Women Leaders, We’re Just Getting Started
When I heard Sheryl Sandberg was stepping down from Meta, I had mixed feelings. "It's the end of an era," articles touted. I didn't know what that meant. The end of *what* era? The era of women in powerful positions? Not likely. And...