Courageous Curiosity
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. – Winston Churchill Courageous curiosity. What is it? It sounds “buzz-word” worthy, doesn’t it? But, it is what I believe we – the worldwide population, and especially the United States – could benefit from […]
Networking from A Place of Giving
Networking from a place of service, of connection and curiosity, will always come full circle. Often, when you need it the most – if you have tended to your connections with care and a spirit of giving. It might sound counter intuitive. Networking from a place of service? Giving rather than receiving? YES. As someone […]
Can You Make the Tough Decisions? (and DO You?)
“He wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.” Sgt. Lipton, Band of Brothers Recently I rewatched Season One of Band of Brothers, the HBO min-series about the men of “Easy” Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne in WWII. (Note: […]
Go Slow To Go Fast
It only takes five seconds to mindfully make a decision, rather respond with a knee-jerk reaction. Quick enough to avoid analysis paralysis, but long enough to allow your rational, logical brain to kick in. “Go slow to go fast” is a phrase I use often, with myself, my 10-year-old son, friends, co-workers, my family. For […]
Bereavement Leave Is A Joke
Isn’t it time to lead with compassion, trust our employees, and challenge the current thinking around bereavement leave? In this article, I share my own very personal story about bereavement leave and its impacts. A world of numbers, meetings, schedules, and logic cannot reconcile the death of a child. Especially not the death of my […]
How to REALLY Recognize Burnout – A True Story
Burned out and cynical at age 48, I asked myself, “Is this truly the life I aspired to attain? How did I get here…?” In my lifelong quest to “have it all” I had, quite simply, “had enough.” Just two short years ago I was at what should have been the pinnacle of my career. […]
Atomic (scheduling) habits?
Sometimes I fall victim to not giving my own “Type A” quirks enough credit. Until a wildly popular book made me rethink their power. I finished reading “Atomic Habits” by James Clear today and immediately said out loud, “Well, I could have written that.” A quiet voice in the back of my head whispered (once […]
Shine a light on grief (published on linkedin)
“Grief festers in the dark, hidden away. When we shine a light on it, it transforms into something beautiful. Healing, grace, vulnerability and joy.” “What is SUDC, and why am I seeing this on LinkedIn?” There is a good chance that question crossed your mind. It would have crossed mine prior to January 26, 2011. […]
Leaders grieve?
Yes. Even the most senior executives in this world experience, and deeply feel, grief and loss. Unfortunately, many wind up hiding their grief while caught up in taking care of everyone and everything else. Last month, when I announced I was officially opening my coaching business, friends and family assumed it would be a traditional […]
What is wholehearted leadership?
Most of us have heard the “buzz” about wholehearted living, but why leadership? If you’ve seen, heard or read anything about “wholehearted” living, it probably stems from either Brene Brown or one of her many devotees (of which I am one). While it’s gotten a lot of hype recently, the research behind the power of […]