No one really knows how to navigate their way through these times of change and challenge. As a leader, you’re faced with people looking to you for answers. A question that’s coming up often in my client coaching conversations and is top of mind for leaders is: How do...
We talk a lot about goals, vision, strategy and action plans and those are certainly important. But what if we pause for a moment from all that doing and ask ourselves, “Who is the leader I want to be?” Create a picture of your best version as a leader?What does it...
Whether you ask for it or not, the people in your life are likely full of advice on various life and career situations. Sometimes these words of wisdom can be invaluable and help you reach new heights. Other times, they can turn you down the wrong path. When you...
As a leader, your job is to guide and inspire your team. Your staff may often turn to you for insights—but leaders aren’t perfect. You won’t always have the answer to every question or problem, and that’s OK. However, it can be difficult to accept...
In our “always-on” work culture, it’s no surprise that employee burnout is on the rise. According to a recent Gallup study, nearly 70% of employees experience occasional or frequent burnout on the job. At work, this leads to decreased engagement and...
Remote work is on the rise, and whether you’ve recently adopted some flexible work options or have an all-remote company, it’s important to have formal work policies just like you would with a more traditional office. However, managing an office versus a remote...
With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, immediate adjustments needed to be made to how people travel, how they deal with a health threat to themselves and their families and how they work. The world was quickly thrust into a global crisis. Different regions...
We’re living in strange and uncertain times. The global coronavirus pandemic is impacting everything we do, from how we work to how we interact with each other. This type of change can cause fear, anxiety and stress and can easily move us into survival mode. The...
Some time ago I was working with my client, Nathalie, helping her prepare for a presentation to her Board of Directors. She’s a General Manager of a division that was going through a tough time and wanted to propose a new approach that would help overcome some of the...