Category: Business

Here we are in the last month of Summer. Are you winding down, gearing up for a final vacation, or getting ready to go back to something? I’d like to go back to my last blog where I shared leadership behaviors that can intentionally drive (or dismantle) a high-performing culture and create…

Earlier this month, we explored being the leader everyone wants to work for and how a leader can intentionally drive culture. To add a little more dimension to this conversation, I want to reiterate something most leaders don’t always pay attention to: the ripple effect of their actions on culture.…

As we head into the second half of the year, I’m hearing more about the impact of workplace culture on employees, especially given that global uncertainty and the current business environment is causing so much stress and emotional angst for individuals. Employees are looking for workplace cultures that can help…

Time to give yourself a big hand 🖐 for getting through the first five of 2025! Let’s get ready to dive into Summer and hopefully step away from those exhausting (exhilarating?) leadership duties for a little downtime-playtime over the next few months. What’s trending for me this month are two important…

Spring has sprung yet another new month. May is one of my favorites and also Mental Health Awareness Month – a perfect reminder that our role as leaders is to take care of our own well-being as well as our staff and teams. Unfortunately, the world is currently not doing this very…

Last week I talked about the importance of having a vision to define the new future you want  – especially in uncertain times. If you missed that newsletter, you can read it here. This week I want you to think about Coaching as a style of leading and developing your staff…

Welcome to Spring 💐! You’ve made it through the first quarter of the new year, hopefully building your ability to lead during this time of great ambiguity and flexing those adaptability muscles. I continue to hear about the importance of these two skills, no matter where you are on your…

In my last resources newsletter, I discussed the 3 A-list skills leaders can build to help them in these times of drastic change – Authenticity, Ambiguity and Adaptation. I also mentioned that another A-word, Anxiety, has been top-mind for leaders of all levels during these past few months. Recently, EQ…

I’m hitting your in-box a little late in March because I came down with that nasty flu and then suffered a bad case of overload (overwhelm?). Like many of you leaders, I have been juggling managing my recovery with the consequences of taking personal time off to visit family in…

Are you a mid-level leader (i.e. the intermediary between the C-Suite and front line workers) who may be feeling a bit burned out by these ongoing, everyday challenges?  Not enough personal or staff capacity to match the workload  Everything is a priority, and delegation feels like putting the load on…