The Emotionally Competent Leader: Creating the Space for Emotional Awareness

Battling the Sacrifice Syndrome The resonant leader is one who has developed the emotional intelligence to connect with and sustain relationships with his or her team in order to be able to manage the emotional content of the organization. Sustaining this level of resonant leadership can be challenging. Added to the normal stress of leadership […]
The Yoga of Leadership: Beyond Postures to Presence

In the last few years there has been an increase in research and attention around neuroplasticity. This includes our ability to change the way our brains process and perform, not just in our youth, but throughout our lives. Turns out this has a lot to do with leadership—for the young and the not so young. […]
Can Yoga Make You A More Effective Leader?

You already know that yoga is useful for health and well-being. Yet what’s it got to do with being an effective leader? A lot! Yoga for me is not only a practice for health and well-being; it’s also relevant for leadership. As an executive coach, I’ve seen the power of yogic concepts transform me and […]
Yoga and Leadership: Leading on the Edge

My previous experience on the yoga mat got me thinking a lot about leadership. It has to do with the notion of going to your “edge” and then going beyond it. “Edge” is the metaphor for the beliefs and thoughts we have about what is possible. What’s cool about the idea of edge is that […]
How I Am Redefining Success Now

“Explore any gaps between what you value and how you have defined success.” ORIGINAL ARTICLE Have you ever noticed how often we equate success with more? Whether that’s more products, more profits, more activities or more accomplishments, we buy into the belief that we have to do more to have more to be more. And […]