The Difference Between Being Prepared and Being Ready
In the journey from expert to leader, we learn we can’t prepare for everything. But, we can be ready.
Leadership
I Didn’t Hit Send
I didn’t hit send. And that’s my renewed commitment to myself and the people I work with: stay focused on what matters most right now and to give it the attention it deserves.
I Had a Different Plan
A lot of the pain doesn’t come from the change itself – it comes from the story we tell ourselves about what it means.
Let’s Talk About Power
Power in the workplace is real, and it’s worth paying attention to: both positional (authority) and personal (credibility).
What I Learned From Other People’s Leadership Journeys
In retrospect, what that first group coaching experience gave me wasn’t answers—it was access to adjacent experience. A way to learn not only from my own path, but from watching others live theirs in real time.
A New Gear for the New Year
Through coaching, and my own experience, I’ve learned that senior roles demand a wider range of responses than the ones that originally made you successful. Knowing when – and how – to change gears is a superpower. That’s why I’m opening the founding cohort of my small-group coaching program, Clarity and Confidence in Moments That Matter, this month.
I’m Still Digesting The Year.
I love the concept of digesting since we don’t experience life just with our mind but with our body – including that ever-sensitive stomach.
Why It’s So Hard to Be Direct at Work
Communication is the work of translating your inside into the outside while factoring in who your listener is and what they need from you.
The Imaginary Bell Every Leader Should Listen For
What happens within the listener is the true outcome of communication. So much of my leadership coaching comes back to this point.
