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
January 18, 2021
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Leadership Questions to Ask Yourself:
What Actions Do I Need to Choose?
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
August 17, 2015
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Mid Career Crisis:
The Search for “What’s Next?”
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
July 2, 2015
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A Mid Career Crisis Story: Rinse and Repeat?
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
June 25, 2015
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Leadership Presence: Express Your Passionate Purpose
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.
September 15, 2014
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Powerful Leadership Communication Cues
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
August 11, 2014
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Leadership Stories: Questions to Ask Yourself About Work
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.
May 1, 2014
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Leadership Personality: Use Life Stories for Self-Awareness
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
April 21, 2014
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Self-Awareness: Leadership Lessons from Childhood
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
April 17, 2014
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Self-Awareness: How Stories Shape You
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
April 14, 2014
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