As we get deeper into all of this, I can feel my own anxiety increasing and if what I’m seeing in my news feed is any indication, so is yours. My anxiety is making me want to fix things, fix you. …
Leading in Uncertain Times (COVID-19)
In times of chaos, uncertainty, and conflict, calm leaders are not a luxury, they are a necessity AND you have what you need to meet the challenge. Conversation Overview A mental …
Systems Thinking in Anxious Times
I think that every leader I coached this week wanted to talk about coronavirus—actually, not the virus itself but the leadership challenges that it creates. Together, we remembered that this is a good …
The Overfunctioning Trap: Learning to be responsible FOR me and TO you
With Michael De Ruyter As leaders, it easy to think that we are responsible for everyone and everything. Life gets easier when we realize that we are responsible for ourselves …
Getting From Here to There: The Power of Creative Tension
With Nate Pyle Effective leaders mobilize people around a shared vision. But how do we lead a group of people from here to there? And how do we even know when we’ve gotten …
Owning My Mess and Learning to See My Self More Clearly
I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s “Rising Strong” and recently finished the chapter about sewer rats and scofflaws. It speaks to how our self-righteousness and judgment of others and ourselves clouds …