Clients tell us over and over again that their number one concern has been hiring and retaining top talent. A recent Harvard Business Review article entitled “21st Century Talent Spotting” tackles this head on. It says that rather than emphasizing competencies of...
How effectively do you lead? The Leadership Circle Profile™, a 360 feedback assessment that measures both leadership competencies and the beliefs that drive them, breaks down leadership effectiveness into two general stances: reactive and creative. We lead...
No matter how many presentations I do, I still suffer from presentation anxiety. You know the kind. Entire kaleidoscopes of butterflies threatening my insides. Heart solidly pounding. Dry mouth marking every syllable. Me painfully searching for that glass of...
Effective communication is about how they feel after you said it. So you think you’re a good communicator. I do. Until I wasn’t. I jokingly made a remark, but in fact, it was hurtful to the person receiving it. Well, Houston, we’ve got a problem. Lately, a couple...
“No is the foundation that we can build our yes on.” -Seth Godin Contrary to what we believe, by saying “yes” to everything, we don’t create value. We create stress. For ourselves. For our teams. We don’t deliver our best work. We deliver our work under the gun. ...
Ever feel like you’re not appreciated? Or that you’re appreciating someone else but they don’t seem to notice? It may be that you are speaking in different languages. Gary Chapman, in his beautiful book, The Five Love Languages, explains that we have different ways...
What Is Toxic Communication? Ever been in an argument and wish you could have taken back what you said? I certainly have. Toxic communication is just that – it is noxious and damaging to any relationship, whether it be personal or business. It also tends to bog...
I used to have a habit of meditating. And once again, I have fallen off the proverbial cushion. And now find myself asking why? I know the research. I know how it great it makes me feel when I do it. But still the cushion sits there. Inviting me. And I close the door...
In the first job I held out of law school, my boss demanded that I think. He demanded a strategy or a plan. He demanded follow through. He demanded responsibility. He demanded my best. He got it. To be clear, he was not abusive nor was there any bullying. His...
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