How to Say No to Your Boss While Still Being Credible
“Say no to my boss? Really? I can’t say no to anyone, let alone my boss,” you say. Ok, maybe you can say no to some people, sometimes. But when…
How to be More Empathetic at Work and Why It’s Important
Being empathetic or showing empathy is being mentioned by my coaching clients more and more lately. These leaders feel its importance has increased with new generations in the workforce, the…
Asking for Help is a Leadership Quality, Really!
Think asking for help is a weakness? Especially if you are a leader? Think about when someone asks you for help, you are usually flattered and feel valued for the…
How to Motivate Yourself to Keep Everyone Else Motivated
Normally you’re self-motivated, that’s one of the reasons you’ve been so successful. What I’m hearing from many coaching clients is that the unrelenting sameness of the situation and the ever-changing…
What Could You Give Up to be More Effective?
This week sees the start of the Christian time of Lent. Of note, this isn’t a religious post. It’s a post about being more effective as a leader and/or person….
Emotions are Just Data – Understand Them for Better Results at Work
There’s a common opinion that business is just about the facts, being rational and that it’s not personal. And we’ve all seen the following at work whether in others or…
Balancing Strategic Focus vs Operational Execution
This topic of strategy vs operations has always been a discussion point with my Executive coaching clients. It’s comes up even more now with the uncertainty of the pandemic and…
Another Unconscious Bias for Leaders to Unearth
This is my second article about cognitive bias – the collection of faulty ways of thinking that might be hardwired into the human brain according to American Professor, Ben Yagoda….
The Unconscious Bias Every Leader Needs to Know
We all have biases. They aren’t all bad. I hold a bias that those in the medical profession are caring, intelligent and giving. It’s usually the biases with negative consequences…
Ditch New Year Resolutions. Find fun things to do near ME.
Want to make lemonade out of lemons given how this year has started?
Pursue a 21-4-21 project for yourself Instead of new year’s resolutions.
Vision for 2021: Create Your Future. More of What You Want.
With 2020 behind us, thankfully, and the lengthening of daylight each day, my positivity says things can only get better. Now is the time to think and dream about 2021….
Conflict –Resolve it, if not Avoid it, at Work or Home
Nervous about conflict? Even with the people you’ll be with over the holidays? Here are top tips for Resolving, if not Avoiding, Conflict at Work or Home.
