In my practice as an executive coach and leadership consultant, I encourage positive leadership and positive thinking but I often encounter resistance from cynical, hard-driving
Is it possible to work for a friendly boss? Managers who demonstrate care for employees have more engaged staffs, according to multiple research studies. And
Are you someone who makes a lot of friends at work? If you are, you probably get more satisfaction from your job, and more than
There’s no doubt that leaders are driven. But do they balance these four basic human drives? The late Harvard Business School Professor Paul R. Lawrence
Are you one of those people at work who’s driven to lead? I’m curious why some of us are drawn to take charge and others
In Professor Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, a growth mindset is described as a desire to always be learning and becoming
Do you ever wonder why some very smart people don’t live up to their potential? Maybe you yourself need to unlock your potential? It may
In my previous posts on values and ethics in business, I’ve shared some great suggestions from Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind
In Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right (Yale University Press, 2010), management expert Mary C. Gentile, PhD,
It’s not that companies do a poor job of educating employees about corporate codes of ethics and values. Almost everyone signs an agreement to uphold
Join Nancy as she talks with Meredith Hirsh, her client, on her podcast, Working Healthcare. Learn when to seek a therapist versus a coach and
Listening may be the most difficult skill to master when communicating effectively. But master it, we can! The non-verbal part of communicating is the most
How do you test your leadership insights? “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” ~ Dr. Albert, Szent-
An organization’s health is only as sound as its leader’s decisions. Some companies prosper from wise leadership directions, while others struggle after flawed choices—choices that
