Tell the Right Stories, the Right Way
Are you telling the right stories, the right way? Stories have power. You see, we make sense through stories. It’s how we make meaning of
Are you telling the right stories, the right way? Stories have power. You see, we make sense through stories. It’s how we make meaning of
Like most things, leadership questions start in childhood. There was a study done in the UK that shows 4-year-old girls ask their mothers an average
Psychologists have not yet determined why people in 50+ industrialized nations experience midlife crises. It’s certainly a major reason why people hire executive coaches. “What’s
Hearing the phrase “mid career or midlife crisis” evokes the cliché of a successful executive (usually a man), between 40 and 55, who wakes up
As a leader, you need to imbue your words, actions and stories with passion and authenticity. Emotional expressiveness is a matter of choice of words.
In this series of posts on leadership communications, I’ve been sharing the seven power cues from author Nick Morgan in Power Cues: The Subtle Science
A key method of learning to lead is to ask yourself questions about your work. The questions you ask yourself will reveal your leadership stories.
In my previous post, I told you that self-awareness is improved through looking at your life stories. If you want greater awareness of your leadership
There’s no doubt in my mind that self-awareness is key to becoming a leader. You can’t influence other people unless you can demonstrate through your
The stories we tell about our experiences shape who we are and who we are becoming, perhaps even more so than the experiences themselves. We
Imagine a workplace where people are scared to voice their opinions, where the fear of failure is so intense it paralyzes action. Such a work
The term “glass ceiling” evokes an image of an invisible, yet unbreakable, barrier that prevents women from advancing to higher levels of leadership, especially in
The world of quantum physics with its electrons, quarks, and uncertainty principles may seem far removed from the art of leadership. However, the quantum world
Picture a garden overrun with weeds, stifling the growth of any plant trying to break through. This is the manifestation of a toxic organizational culture.