Practicing Radical Pandemic Self-Compassion
Who would have thought that we would find ourselves in the position of being shut in our homes nearly 24/7 with no escape from the grim reality surrounding us? Not…
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Finishing Well
25 years ago I ran my first Marine Corps Marathon and last week I ran my final with the Marine Corps 50k. The conditions were challenging (rain/downpours/wind and then temperatures…
Lessons Learned by Slowing Down
I recently had surgery to repair a torn ligament in my right hand. And for those of you who are wondering, yes, I am right handed! After surgery, I went…
A Grown-up Version of Fun
“What do you consider fun?” I posed this question to a client recently in a coaching appointment and she had trouble answering. For most of us, as adults, fun is…
Positively Delivering Constructive Feedback
We are approaching the season of performance reviews and feedback. If you manage people, you will likely be called upon to evaluate those you lead. How will you deliver feedback?…
Leadership Agility: A Key Component to Career Success
Leadership Agility is a hot concept we have been seeing, hearing and reading more about over the past several years. In today’s complex, unpredictable, volatile and fast-paced business environment leaders…
Tell Your Story in the Fourth Quarter and Beyond
As the fourth quarter comes to a close all of us have a measure of excitement, angst and transition in our work lives. Year-end sales goals, projects, performance reviews, promotions…
Realistically Positive: Growth Isn’t Always Linear
As I drove on a stretch of open road the other day listening to Don Henley’s “The Boys of Summer,” I thought about where I am going in my career…
#Dearme: Mining the Wisdom of Experience
If you were on Twitter in the past couple of weeks, in addition to all of the tweets about March Madness, you may have seen the new hot hashtag –…
Focus: A Cup of TEA in a Coffee World
Imagine that feeling when you have your hands clasped around a cup of hot TEA and can smell the aroma wafting up to your nostrils. You are relaxed and your…