Leadership Challenge: Responsibility without Authority
I’ve seen it over an over – a leader is given responsibility for a task and never really handed the full reigns to get it done. In fact, I’ve been there and I’m guessing that you have too. A few years...
View ArticleThe Most Powerful Question a Leader Can Ask
I’ve worked for a lot of managers – good, great, average and awful. In consulting, I would switch projects every few months. More often than not, I’d have a new manager I was reporting to and just...
View ArticleHigh Value or Cool Tool?
Three weeks ago my daughter came home from school with a note asking her to set up an account on a class website. I imagined a tool the teacher would use to communicate reminders to the class and...
View ArticleLeaders Say Sorry; Losers Stay Silent
When you do something wrong, is the first thing you do say “I’m sorry” or is it to look around and see if anyone noticed? I walked my son to his classroom this morning and he still had a few minutes...
View ArticleYour Biggest Obstacle to Success
I love working with people to create and increase their success (which more often than not actually translates into fulfillment, happiness, play and joy in their life.) When people pick up the phone...
View ArticleLearn to Laugh and Let it Go
Stress can get the best of us even when we think that we’ve got it all under control. In fact, that’s probably when our stress is at the highest, when we want to give the illusion of perfection and...
View ArticleAre You Committing These Mistakes Consultants Make?
It can be hard to avoid the big mistakes consultants make if you’re blind to the potholes. I’m sharing my own messy story to help you avoid some of the dips in the road in which I tripped and...
View ArticleDo You Hold Yourself Accountable for Action or Wait for Someone Else?
This week my son was reading the Diary of Anne Frank, and I looked her up on Wikipedia to share more details about her life. In the middle of the article on her diary was Anne Frank centric porn. I...
View ArticlePlagiarism is Stealing. Changing Two Words Does Not Make it Yours.
When I first started my website and business, I worked with a branding company and labored over every word and every choice. I wanted my site to be a reflection of me, my experience and personality....
View Article5 Things to Do When Someone Takes Credit for Your Work
All that remained in the refrigerator were condiments, a couple of yogurts, and a few stragglers in the veggie drawer. It was a good thing I’d placed a large online order for delivery. A few days...
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