A client shared a tense exchange with a colleague. This guy clearly walked into a conversation carrying his own assumptions about the situation, a story shaping how he pushed back, but he
Last Friday I looked around a room full of professionals, all there to learn how to lead people better. They had different degrees of understanding about how much their own way of
We’ve been taught leadership backwards. “Build trust first. Then have the hard conversation.” It sounds wise and responsible. And yet, in real organizations, real teams, real
Holiday gatherings are wonderful and stressful — often at the exact same time. (Note: I always write with em dashes. As a voice-over actor, I hear
Change is constant, and it’s accelerating. In the last year, I’ve worked with leaders navigating mergers, layoffs, restructures, hybrid workforce shifts, generational transitions, and the tidal
Everywhere we turn, noise floods our minds. News alerts ping, the stock market jitters, ads insist we’re not enough, and even our “breaks” are crowded with
As an executive coach working with leaders and teams, I’m concerned about a troubling trend I’ve been running into more often. The drive to protect jobs
Let’s Rethink This Popular Body Language Myth You’ve seen it. You’ve probably done it. Someone crosses their arms in a meeting, and the room immediately assumes:
