The havoc of Storm Sandy has three levels. First, getting through the wind, rain, and snow that barreled down; next, riding the roller coaster of emotions in the days and weeks that follow; finally, addressing the long term implications of what lies in store as “the new normal”. Right now we are in phase two:.. read more →
Today officially marks the first day of summer. I don’t care that the ads have made it the end of May. This is official: longest day/shortest night…solstice. And man, is it hot on the east coast. Now that school is out and the new schedules are in place and the heat is up and the.. read more →
Hey mom…did you get flowers, a potted plant, candy, a dinner at the best local eatery? Did you get a phone call? A Card? Was the communication nostalgic or trite? Was there an edge of animosity or real appreciation? Mother’s Day is a multi-layered, complex day filled with stuff that is often unsaid by both.. read more →
I stood at the back of a fast food restaurant waiting for my colleague to get his coffee so we could sit in the summer weather when it isn’t even spring. My mind was in that “Thank God It’s Friday” mode when suddenly I found my ears circling around to eavesdrop on two employees. “I.. read more →
Ellen’s Story When I talked with Ellen last fall, she hated her job, her boss, her co-workers, her drive time, her office. Got the picture? She played the blame game better than anyone I had ever met. Life and problems were always “out there”. Then she called me to say she had been laid off.. read more →
Remember the ad that said “reach out and touch someone”? (In case you need a refresher, click the link) It is even more vital today when we are running full steam ahead and have so little time to stop and stress is our number one companion. We know it is good to show.. read more →
When we can work, make good money, have time for self-care, and laugh a lot, well…..life is good. That is what so many women entrepreneurs are deciding is the way to make work work for them. There is a GUTSY quality to saying “I’ll do it my way, thank you very much!” And that is.. read more →
Did you ever wonder why blame is everywhere? What happens that we are happier pointing our fingers at anyone we can rather than say “Yup, I did it!” Two reasons: safety and sameness. As kids we have few resources at our disposal to stay safe. We can run and hide, at least for a short.. read more →
On the plane from San Francisco back to Newark on Monday I spent the entire flight researching the concept of wholeness for the workplace. Wholeness, feeling complete, full, lacking fragmentation. It is such an elusive term, yet fascinating in its reach into the inner space in every human being. When we feel contented with our.. read more →
Everyone I coach, either individually or as a group struggles with how to effect change at work. Most have been through many other programs and find that the core of what they learn in Total leadership Connections or through executive coaching has been a major missing piece. We truly can’t start our lives today as.. read more →
