Terrence E. Deal Leadership Institute

Excited for Friday’s  Terrence E. Deal Leadership Institute’s timely conference on bridging differences in a divided world. For several months I’ve had the privilege to guide and mentor the student fellows’ journey into their personal and professional #soul #stories and look forward to their presentations on #creating #connection. Leadership Conference will be held at TDLI Conference at the Ludwick Center (Sacred…

End of Year Reflection

As we begin to count down the last few days of the year, here are four powerful and all-encompassing questions we can ask ourselves, our families and our teams. #highperformance #fulfillment #values #success #happiness #positivity #productivity #personal #professional #goals #improvement #development #planning #reflection #communication #management #leadership #training #coaching #organiccommunication #2020 #2021 DOWNLOAD EOY Reflection Graphic

Yesterday I was your peer, today I’m your supervisor…now what?

Changing dynamics at work add to already challenging situations. It’s not uncommon that individuals get promoted, and overnight go from being their co-workers’ peer to supervising them. When roles and goals change, the management and leadership style must follow; but tensions and triggers show up that accompany the change and often lead to confusion and…

Bosses Behaving Badly

Is it the pressure? The power? The profit-motive? One thing’s for sure — supervisors who mistreat their subordinates are not focused on the people. When has it become acceptable for bosses to behave so badly? A position of power over the decisions and direction in an organization is a responsibility and a reward that must…

Talk-Sick Work Environments Harm Business Health: How to Detox Your Workplace

Gossiping. Lashing out. Undermining. Triangulating. Shooting down. Judging. Criticizing. Chastising. Trivializing. Harassing. Misleading. Deceiving. Lying. Shaming. Blaming. Complaining. Stonewalling. Sadly, the number of ways we create a talk-sick (read: toxic) environment at work is countless. It’s common knowledge these days that putting toxins into our bodies (cigarettes, drugs, refined sugar, alcohol, saturated fats, pesticides, mold,…