Putting Your Best Virtual Foot Forward
Virtual meetings are here to stay across every business sector. It’s worth putting in the effort to make a good impression online.
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Building (and Rebuilding) Trust
You’ve probably been here before: you share important tasks with a teammate, but they fumble and drop the ball. Now the responsibility falls back on you.
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Have a Love-Hate Relationship with Goal Setting?
It’s the end of January and I haven’t written out my goals for myself this year. Just the fact that I haven’t done it yet causes me to ponder WHY?
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How to Say “Goodbye” When it’s Hard
Saying “Goodbye” can be really uncomfortable…especially when you don’t know what to say or you quite frankly don’t get along with the person.
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Why You Need a Coach
I recently discovered a young finch stuck and struggling in its nest under a downspout against my house. This young bird was frantically flapping its wings but not able to fly. I watched as the pattern repeated. The mother bird would come, feed it, encourage it to fly but this baby bird wasn’t leaving the nest.
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Do You Have a Big BUT?
Have you noticed that most people have big “BUTS”? I’m not talking about physically, I’m talking about the word “BUT”. This powerful little word shows up in both casual and intentional conversations.
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Leadership Lessons From a Sled Dog Team
This past March, my husband and I enjoyed an adventure of a lifetime…we went dog sledding north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The team’s Musher, Emily, a woman in her 20’s, was impressive.
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What to do When People Cry at Work
Over my career, I’ve been on both ends of the spectrum when someone has cried in my presence. I either ignored their tears completely, feeling embarrassed and not knowing what to do or was too comforting, giving hugs and coming across as a mom. Neither were helpful.
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Is It OK to Cry at Work?
Recently about half of my clients have burst into tears during a coaching session. While this used to happen occasionally, today’s overwhelming pressures are unending at work and home.
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