Nov 2, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development
Like many people I know, I’m a people-pleaser. I really like people to like me. It feels good to be liked and likeable, as well as being noticed and complimented. People-pleasing comes easy to me as I’ve done it for most of my life. However, over the last few years,...
Oct 26, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development, Relationships
As part of my business, I am a corporate trainer as well as a lead trainer for a fabulous coaching school. I love my work. I train people around leadership skills, communication, and relationships. Yet I find that when I even mention the word relationships, I get...
Oct 12, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development
How many of you have seen and loved the movie, Groundhog Day? Bill Murray gets to live Groundhog Day over and over again until he gains insight into himself and his place in the world. How many of us wouldn’t love a chance to redo a day until we got it just right?...
Oct 5, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development
How many of us have felt that we could have handled a situation with more assertiveness? How often have you regretted not being more assertive? You aren’t alone. Assertiveness is a great concept but sometimes it’s hard to put into action. Many of us never...
Aug 31, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development
I try to limit my political discussions in this blog, but our current president has offered up a great opportunity to talk about the concept and the behavior around effective leadership. Let’s take our political viewpoints out of this, and instead focus on the lessons...
Aug 17, 2017 | Leadership & Career Development
A few weeks ago I was leading a women’s assertiveness class with a fabulous group of women. In the class we practice assertive behavioral and verbal skills both personally and professionally. The women in the class were highly accomplished professionals, yet still...
