Leadership

As a leadership coach, one of the most common scenarios I encounter is individuals who aspire to be successful leaders, but they postpone investing in their growth and development.  It’s understandable; there’s always a temptation to delay, thinking there will be a better time in the future to commit to personal and professional advancement. However,

Hybrid is here to stay, and it will surely turn work upside down. Adopting new ways of working and relating will be the name of the game, as employees, leaders and companies navigate the reimagined landscape of work. Managing the change successfully will require starting with people. Ensuring hybrid works for them will serve employees,

Build Your Leadership Competence Everyone knows how important it is for to “know yourself,” yet how often do we reflect on why we do what we do? Do you really understand what drives you?  Knowing what drives you will build your leadership skills. Our ideas of self are molded at a very early age. Parents,

When and Why Our Leadership Values Shift How do you know when your leadership values shift? Before we even graduate from high school, most of us have participated in interest inventories and career aptitude tests. By the time we graduate from college, our interests, studies, and skills have aligned. We anticipate we’re on a path

Employees look to their managers, and their leaders to help them make sense of complexities within their own organization, as well as the external world. They seek reassurance that their own experiences and perspective is accurate and that there exists an adequate framework to create and maintain stability and move forward. I’ve been thinking about

How do you connect with your team members? According to the January 2021 article in the Harvard Business Review, “41% of workers feel burned out.” They attribute this to factors including longer work hours, adjustment to remote work, pressure to balance this with family demands, feelings of job insecurity, and fear of unsafe work environments.

Are you showing up as a mindful leader? Great leaders come in many different varieties, but mindfulness is one quality they have in common. Contemplation and compassion can make you mindful leader and your team happier and more successful. That’s why many major corporations are training their employees to be more mindful. For example, Aetna