Wouldn’t you agree the leaders who most inspire us are the ones who are truly passionate about what they believe in? Yet so many people try to improve their leadership ability by focusing solely on the skills and competencies that relate to leadership. While these are, of course, important, they aren’t what leadership is really about. The foundation of successful …
I recently attended my first Cirque du Soleil show. Wow! It is quite an understatement to say I was impressed – not only by the performance, but also by level of trust the performers have for each other. The teamwork and precision required for the show to be successful (and for no one to get hurt) is of the highest …
My last blog post was about understanding the basics of personality type, with a focus on the differences between extraversion and introversion. (Miss it? You can read it here.) This blog post is going to focus on how you can use your knowledge of extraversion and introversion to work more effectively with others. People generally tend to interact with others …
Do you work with someone who is so unlike you that you can’t understand where they’re coming from? Or have you ever experienced frustration in a relationship because your friend or partner does things very differently from how you want to do things? Whether you realize it or not, most conflicts in the workplace and misunderstandings in relationships are the …
Last night I attended a reception to celebrate an amazing woman in our community who climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of the Freedom Climb, to raise awareness and money to stop human trafficking. At the reception she told her story and shared pictures from the climb. The pictures of the mountain summit were just breathtaking, but even more awe-inspiring to …
I just read an article with the title, “Study finds that basically every single person hates performance reviews.” The article discussed a study showing that almost all employees – including high performers – dread the annual performance review. While I’m not surprised by this information, I think this article gives performance appraisals a bad rap. The annual review can be …
I work with coaching clients all the time who say they want to have better work-life balance. They talk about work-life balance like it is something tangible that’s just out of their reach. They feel like they’re doing something wrong because they don’t have it. My response? There’s no such thing as work-life balance. But there is such a thing …
This post was originally published on September 3, 2014 in Leadership Broward Foundation’s LeaderBoard E-Newsletter “Human beings are made for goodness. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place.” –Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership isn’t about what we do for ourselves – it is about what we do for others. I was reminded of this recently …
I’m sure many of you have seen this amazing video of Kacy Catanzaro on America Ninja Warrior (if you haven’t, it is definitely worth your time – I couldn’t stop watching!). Kacy recently became the first woman to qualify for the final round on the show, demonstrating amazing athleticism, strength, and endurance as she completed the demanding obstacle course. Much has …
Everyone I know is busy. Busy with work, busy with volunteering, busy with family… busy trying to balance so many different responsibilities with not enough time. Being busy isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Busy people are generally much more productive than people who aren’t. But there is danger in falling into a pattern of busyness – people who are busy …