The Courageous Leader Within You – How It All Began Career PathingStarting your own business isn’t for everyone. Our journeys are all unique. Mine started when I saw a need, visualized how my unique set of talents, experiences, and skills filled that void and decided to do something about it. For 18 years in corporate America, I held sales and leadership roles. While the cubicle life […] Read More
Flexibility and Increased Performance Go Hand in Hand. Coaching from the Inside OutDoes your organization offer flexibility? To succeed in a post-pandemic world, organizations and, most importantly, leaders must recognize the power of flexibility. Flexibility and increased performance go hand in hand. With each new phase of the pandemic, your employees are continuously responding to changing circumstances and expectations – whether that’s at home, at work, or […] Read More
Redefining Leadership. Slipping Through the Cracks. Career PathingOver the past year, a massive movement of workers who have made up their minds about their worth, their work, and their future have exiled themselves from their jobs to start their own businesses, do freelance work, or sometimes simply choose unemployment over continuing to suffer in a system that doesn’t pay a living wage […] Read More
What is Generative Leadership? Career PathingI distinctly remember the day I realized that the most commonly understood view of “leadership” (and, therefore, the method of being a leader) is totally wrong for most organizations. It was after yet another incredibly frustrating experience with my own leader in a corporate setting. As a standard, she was a poor communicator, had a […] Read More
Helping Your Virtual Team Members : Part 5 Emotional IntelligenceIt isn’t possible for a leader to ’empower’ someone to be accountable and make good decisions. People have to empower themselves. Your role is to encourage and support the decision-making environment and to give employees the tools and knowledge they need to make and act upon their own decisions. By doing this, you help your […] Read More
Increase Your Self-Awareness as a Virtual Leader : Part Four Emotional IntelligenceThis is part four of a five-part series called, How To Be A Virtual Standout Leader. So far, this series has covered psychological safety, preventing burnout in a virtual setting, and refreshing your team’s focus on your organization’s vision. This article, part four, is solely about you, the leader. As an Executive Leadership Coach with […] Read More
Refreshing Your Team’s Focus on Your Shared Vision : Part Three Emotional IntelligenceBeing a strong and passionate virtual leader takes a veritable toolbox of well-developed skills, considering the many challenges it presents to you and your team. In a virtual setting, you’re missing out on important social cues, lines can sometimes become blurred between work and personal life, and it can be hard to show support and […] Read More
How To Prevent Burnout (for you and your team) in a Virtual Leadership Role : Part 2 Emotional IntelligenceThis is part 2 of a 5-part series on the challenges of being a strong and effective leader in a virtual setting. The first part of this series was focused on developing and fostering psychological safety for yourself and your team. If you’ve done this effectively, the lines of communication between yourself and your team […] Read More
How to Develop and Foster Psychological Safety : Part 1 Emotional IntelligenceOver the next few weeks, I’ll be diving into the challenges and opportunities presented by virtual leadership. This 5-part series will focus on a different challenging aspect of leading virtually and new, refreshing ways virtual leaders can inspire and build up their teams. First up in our Virtual Leadership series is a psychology-based theory of […] Read More
How to Ensure Your Window Is Clear As A Leader Coaching from the Inside OutYou know that old saying, “Hurt people hurt people?” That’s because people who haven’t taken the time to deal with unresolved trauma, trapped emotional wounds from the past, false beliefs, resentment, and feelings of rejection often, entirely unintentionally, project that hurt and damage their interactions with others. And if you’re thinking to yourself, “Well, I’m […] Read More