Be the Backstop

Be the Backstop

I’ve been facilitating a lot of sessions recently around coaching and effective delegation, and I keep running into the same misconception from leaders at every level. Somewhere along the way, people started believing their job as a leader is to remove every problem,...
Coaching vs. Mentoring?

Coaching vs. Mentoring?

I’ve been asked more and more to help organizations train internal coaches so they can coach their own people, strengthen their culture, and retain both new and existing talent. What’s interesting is how much the perception of coaching has changed over the years. When...
Are You “Shoulding” on Yourself?

Are You “Shoulding” on Yourself?

Imagine if, in our lives and our businesses, there were no words like should, try, want, wish, or hope. Wouldn’t it be great if we simply did something or didn’t do it? If we decided clearly and confidently to act or not to act? Recently I re-watched a movie that...
Change Your Perspective

Change Your Perspective

Perspective is like a pair of glasses. It shapes the way we see the world, understand our experiences, and even respond to challenges. Sometimes, life hands us big moments that naturally shift our view, like taking a new job, moving to a new place, experiencing the...
Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal

Getting the Person vs. Getting Personal

Think about how we start most conversations with someone that we have never met before. “What do you do?” Now think about how we tend to judge people based on the answer to that question. How do we judge the people in our own business and lives based on what they do,...