The Leadership Practice of Gratitude
With the launch of my new book, “Inner Switch: 7 Timeless Principles to Transform Modern Leadership,” https://bit.ly/3KgWTRK. I’ve had the opportunity to reflect a lot about gratitude. It was an exceptional week, not only because I was speaking to people who were interested in the book’s message. It was exceptional because of the depth […]
What Can You Use This Leadership Moment to Do Differently?
I’ve been reflective these past two weeks on the massive response to the brutal killing of George Floyd. As a boomer, it feels as if we are re-living the same civil rights struggles from the 1960’s. Has so little progressed in the last fifty years in the march forward towards equality and justice for all? I’ve been reading, […]
Connecting During Covid: Best Practices for Entrepreneurial Business on the Other Side of the World
During this pandemic, it can feel difficult to find a way to reach out to past customers and clients authentically. Last week, I received this email from a shop in Katmandu, Nepal, where we had purchased an exquisite masterful hand-painted mandala, the design of which was from the Dalai Lama. “In this time of COVID19 […]
Leadership In Complex Times: What Are Leaders Talking About Right Now?
One of the casualties of the pandemic is the lack of in-person social contact. This impacts organizational leaders who need to engage in spontaneous, thoughtful conversations as a way of life. In order to offer support to this community, I co-hosted and facilitated an Executive Roundtable last week for this purpose. Comprised of CEO’s of entrepreneurial […]
What Makes Effective Crisis Leadership?
As the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic has turned from weeks into months, and possibly years, leaders are having to adjust their focus at breakneck pace. Many are going into survival mode—doing whatever it takes to preserve cash, keep their employees, and pausing or abandoning growth strategies that were set just a few short months ago. […]