Feedback Hidden in the Rice
One of my coaches, Randy Hain, often reminds me that our insights and stories come from our life experiences. As I think about the experience I’m about to share with you, I realize that there is something to be learned in every interaction – if we pay attention. My significant other (a.k.a. Bernard) had an […]
Go ahead and Pivot – It’s a Dance You Can Master
“Okay, I hear you, but how do I pivot?” was the question my client asked as we talked about the changes she needed to make in her leadership behavior. Before that moment I hadn’t thought of behavior change in terms of pivoting, but it is a term I now use often. My client’s responses to […]
Turn Up The Volume on Your Self-Confidence
Arthur Ashe once said, “One important key to success is self-confidence.” I believe that without self-confidence, failure becomes a negative label that is internalized rather than an opportunity to learn. A mistake becomes stupidity rather than an opportunity to figure out a misstep. Not knowing becomes incapable rather than the chance to gain new knowledge. […]
Confident Success
As a coach, I work with leaders to strengthen their effectiveness, enhance their executive presence, achieve fulfillment in their careers, and experience delight in their lives. In my work, the issue of Confidence surfaces on a regular basis. Even in the presence of what most would recognize as thriving professional and personal lives, these individuals […]
Hey Girl, Your Slip Is Hanging
I was having coffee with one of my coaches and noticed a women walking into the restaurant with three men. She was wearing a lovely wrap dress and her slip provided an extra two inches of leg coverage. I wondered if the men noticed and were too uncomfortable to say anything. So, I excused myself […]
The Stories Our Values Tell
As an Executive Coach, value identification is one of two places I begin with my clients; vision creation is the second. Value alignment and vision compatibility are requirements for every goal, action step, and decision a client makes. I do not know that we are always conscious of our values, but our lives are filled […]
