Happy 2017!
Happy 2017! I have returned from the holiday refreshed and replenished, and hope you feel the same. This month marks the 5th year Anniversary of Step Up Leader! I’m grateful for the decision I made to go solo, taking on the roles of business founder, owner, and client delivery expert. I’m grateful for the remarkable […]
The Value of “Un-Labelling” to Leadership
This week’s post borrows from “TED Works: The Empowerment Dynamic.” As a lifelong learner, I discovered the TED work through a class I took for coaches. It struck a chord and I’ve been helping clients gain helpful perspective from this relevant model ever since. Written just “two days after the very dramatic and chaotic US […]
Does Your Leadership Practice Include Speaking Horse?
This week our Step Up Leader Tips and Tools features Alana Muller. Alana is Founder of Coffee Lunch Coffee: A Practical Field Guide for Master Networking and a companion blog, CoffeeLunchCoffee.com. Her accessible, relevant, immediately actionable approach to professional networking for those interested in connecting with others, getting involved in their community, seeking to advance […]
Why Leadership Training Fails: A Two-Part Exploration
It’s almost November-often a time when companies focus on budgeting for the next fiscal year. What about training and development? As a consultant and coach, I often hear: “We’ve spent lots of money on training, and after it’s done, nothing has changed.” If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In the October 2016 issue of […]
Having doubts as a leader?
I work with leaders who often have big dreams—visionary individuals who, when they begin to work, find their ideas are often outside the mainstream of the marketplace. These individuals possess a rare combination of abilities; high degrees of creativity, tempered with equally high analytic horsepower. I am constantly amazed to watch as they go back […]