Career Strategies & Insights

A few Sundays ago, I went to the diner after church to indulge in the French toast that I was craving. As I sat enjoying my breakfast, a gentleman walked in with his two grandchildren. They were greeted by the owner in a way that suggested familiarity, and seated. After getting settled at the table,

On July 10, 2016 the world lost a special women – Angela Fletcher.  I am among a huge group of family and friends committed to reminding the world that she was here.  For those of you that knew Angela, I’m sure that you have your own stories of how she touched

The Situation Michael is a Vice President at a fortune 500 organization. The dynamic on Michael’s team was rather informal and he enjoyed a very relaxed relationship with his direct reports. The informality, however, did at times interfere with the extent to which Michael communicated clear expectations. Additionally, his direct

I recently had the privilege to serve as the keynote speaker for the Annual Summit of a Xerox Caucus Group, The Black Women’s Leadership Council. I was asked to provide perspective on a book that the group is reading, dissecting, and applying to their personal and professional lives, “Mindset, The

A fact that is often lost in the pressures of work and the grind of life is that there is more to all of us than meets the eye. Subsequently, there is something to be said for taking the time to nurture the passions and interests that are aspects of who we are.

It started with this note… “I wanted to share with you that I have started to take better care of myself. I know quite some time ago I shared that this was an opportunity for me. I have been practicing meditation for the past two weeks. I am surprised by

As a business owner, work absorbs a significant portion of my thoughts and activities. Admittedly, this girl is a workaholic. However, after having a couple of stress induced meltdowns (crying episodes), I realized that I needed to do something different. At the time “different” simply meant leaving the office at

It’s been said that trust is the new workplace currency. When it comes to the cultivation of genuine relationships, authenticity is the fertilizer and trust is the water. If either component is missing the relationship will suffer, but we would probably all agree that the absence of trust will kill

Authenticity is a reoccurring theme with my clients lately. It’s also becoming part of the corporate landscape. Organizational cultures are integrating authenticity into their corporate values and encouraging executives, leaders, and individual contributors alike to “bring their authentic selves” into the workplace. While this is a positive thing it does require

Several of my clients are taking on new roles. These opportunities represent more responsibility, bigger challenges, and lots of overwhelm. The moves are game changing and their focus is on getting everything right and achieving significant outcomes. The determination to succeed can throw you into overdrive and create undue angst

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

“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

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

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

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

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,