A comment I hear all the time from leaders is that they’re spending too much time down in the trenches and not enough focused on the vision. The bigger picture. They know it’s a problem but find it hard to change. It’s not surprising. That Type-A hustle got you to where you are. Being busy […]
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” ? Michel de Montaigne This is a really important message for leaders. A sense of belonging is essential. But we’re looking for it in the wrong places. We’re looking for it outside of ourselves. Part of belonging to any group is […]
Looking for a deeper level of emotional intelligence than the average taught means understanding how emotions work within our greater consciousness. Learning how you’ve given your power away and how to take it back. Repression and suppression are examples. If you don’t understand them, you’re more likely to be doing them without awareness. Repression, in […]
How are intuition and ‘in the zone’ similar? Both involve experiential knowing rather than textbook or analytic knowing. Seeing things in their wholeness and connection, rather than more sequential and separated ways of seeing. A gestalt way of seeing – that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Being able to recognize […]
Removing toxic people is one of the biggest things you can do to transform your life. Except I don’t generally use the term toxic people. I use toxic relationships or interactions. Or dynamics. You’d think it would be easy to identify toxic relationships in your life. But it’s not always. Using the term, toxic people, […]
Our inner worlds are our next frontier. It’s in our inner world where leaders can gain an edge. But it’s a small percentage of leaders who develop that edge. Can you be successful without it? Depends on your definition of success. Look at someone like Steve Jobs. He was incredibly innovative. He redesigned his industry. […]
Rock balancing – who’d a thunk?!? Just shows there are many paths to getting to ‘in the zone’ or the benefits of meditation states. Of stretching the possible. I love the part where she talks about how to do it. She says that the movements are so miniscule that you have to ‘feel’ into it. […]
Why is leadership from the inside-out essential? Your company can only grow to the level that you grow. What you have to give to the world as a leader comes out of the fulfillment of your own potentialities. Mental expansion and self-growth can make the difference between average and good, or very good and great. […]
What do you do when emotions become unwieldy? Common advice is to distract yourself from what you’re feeling. Or reframe (or watch your thoughts/emotions objectively). Those tools can be useful in the short-term and to an extent. But the deeper path of being at peace with life, of growing your inner wholeness calls for a […]
I offer a unique perspective on psychological safety and vulnerability for leaders. We aren’t talking about psychological safety enough -especially in the workplace. Without it, no organization – nor the people within – are reaching their full potential. Conversations that need to happen – don’t. Critical information gets lost. A lack of it disintegrates engagement […]