I found this very good article on Huffington Post about Leadership and Parenting. Please read and note my comments; I’d love to hear your thoughts. As some of my friends and colleagues know, I’m a bit obsessed with an assessment tool I use in my consulting practice called the Hogan assessment. Shining light on our “shadow side,”.. read more →
Think about going into a room where you do not know anyone. What is your initial reaction? Do you stand on the side to get a sense of the others in the room? Perhaps you move quickly to the beverages and feel safer with a drink in your hand. Are you one who would.. read more →
Yesterday I received a call from a man who sounded super angry and incredibly tired. He said he was ready to close his very fiscally sound family carpet business because he could not stand the fighting anymore. “Who are you fighting with? I asked. “Oh, not me, I stay out of the fray,.. read more →
Lots of folks are taking the PatternAware quiz and beginning to look more deeply at the ingrained behaviors that are keeping them from living a full and fun life. As your workplace relationship expert it is my delight to give tips and techniques to help you begin making changes that will turn these.. read more →
A female executive I am coaching called me very early this morning and complained about how hard Sunday would be for her. My response was not super professional; all I said was “Huh?” She then launched into a soliloquy about the fact that she had made a conscious decision not to have children.. read more →
Anyone remember this really cool kids book? It came to mind yesterday when I was tired and felt “used up.” I complained to Herb, my husband with a litany of “blah blah blah, my hair, my face, wrinkles around my eyes, and more blah, blah, blah.” He looked at me with his bemused.. read more →
