Do You Talk Out Loud Enough?

As a leader, do you talk out loud enough? Typically leaders are believed to process information and search for answers quietly in a guise of control. After several client sessions last week, I became curious as to whether that habit is the best case scenario. When asking them for one or two valuable take-aways from […]

How do you make your leadership development sticky?

This week’s Step Up Tips and Tools borrows from a book review in Leading Blog that reviews what is required to make your leadership sustainable. I have worked with many leaders who became frustrated after they’ve invested in training, development, and perhaps even coaching, yet are unable to make what they learn “sticky. To sustain […]

Become Part of the Fabric – Guest Post by Alana Muller

Today’s guest post by master networker, Alana Muller. You can read Alana’s blog at Coffee Lunch Coffee. For many of us, when we enter unknown territory or face a new situation, we have a sense of momentary anxiety… How do I get from here to there? Will I know anybody? Will anyone talk to me? What do […]

Technology and Leadership: The Missing Connection

Technology is one of the greatest additions to our modern lives.  Yet the way we use it and engage with it, may not necessarily be helping with our leadership effectiveness.  Sure, we are more ostensibly connected-never far away from our phones, tablets and laptops.  Yet proximity does not a connection make.  I would argue that […]

The Impact of 100% Responsible Leadership May Shock You

Leadership is a way of life. It is an expression of our full nature and unique gifts. And it starts on the inside. The problem is that most of us are unaware of what is going on inside of us. We believe the external world is creating our inner experience when in fact the opposite […]