Does Your Leadership Reflect Your Intentions?
This month’s theme is about Intention as a leadership practice. I recently visited Bhutan, a fascinating, tiny country in Asia, just south of Tibet and north of India. Famous for its breathtaking natural beauty and unique architecture, Bhutan was closed to the West until the early 1960’s. Television arrived only a decade ago, and there […]
What are you making room for as a leader?
Steve, a CEO client, recently relayed a story that captures an important idea for leaders; the need to let go of certain beliefs, habits and approaches in order to create something different. He told me he and his wife were recently cleaning out their basement storage room. There were piles of things in the center […]
Mindful Leadership on the Rise
This month’s newsletter topic is inspired from a recent Huffington post article by Gabriel Riera, co-Founder and Director of the Mindful Leadership Summit. It is thrilling for me to see that Step Up Leader’s perspective on helping leaders develop their inner core is becoming mainstream! “Something significant is happening in the evolution of leadership. For […]
Are You an “Engaged” Leader?
Last month’s topic was Leadership in the Mirror. Here we explore how leaders can engage and participate after their reflection using the Step Up Leader framework. Engaged leadership requires a high degree of self-awareness. Leaders who learn that the way they are being impacts every single interaction, conversation and relationship are ahead of the game. […]
Are You Intentionally Connecting as a Leader?
This week’s Step Up Leader Tip borrows from Leading Blog, reviewing a new book. It supports my Step Up Leader foundational principles; using – Connection Mindfulness and Authenticity to access your powerful inner leader. Everything Connects And because it does, “the depth of understanding that we have of ourselves and others will be the asset […]