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From the Principal’s Office to the Playground
The true power of accountability lies in recognizing that the moment we become aware of it, we are at the center of our universe. In more practical terms, anything that happens in “my world” is something I have some accountability for. At the very least, I am accountable for how I choose to respond.
Redefining Peak Performance: Forget the Rules
Every time I find myself in an obsessive pattern of bettering myself, I am quite literally the most miserable version of myself.
Are Your Goals Propelling or Overwhelming You? Finding Balance in Ambition
Are my objectives ambitious yet attainable? Am I equipped with the necessary resources and support to make them a reality?
How Can We Improve Professional Communication and Relationships?
I've personally found this exercise to be an invaluable tool. It has prevented me from making impulsive and regrettable communication choices when I've been in a reactive state.
The Ripple Effect of Practicing Accountability
The beauty of accountability lies in its contagious nature.
The Heart of Effective Coaching
“People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.” This is a favorite quote from Teddy Roosevelt, one which embodies everything I believe about coaching. Executive leadership coaches…
What is a Safe Environment in THE Workplace?
If you work in an office environment, you might easily think workplace safety pertains solely to physical safety; your office has no heavy machinery, forklifts, or clearly contagious employees, so it must be safe, right? Not necessarily.
How Accountability Evolves As We Grow Up
Accountability no longer means responsibility to me. It means total and complete ownership for all that I do…
Why Lack of Authenticity is Behind Most Business Problems
In 45 years, I have found that most breakdowns in business can be traced to an absence of authenticity…
Stop Holding People Accountable at Work
Stop holding people accountable; it doesn’t work. But leadership coaching is built around accountability, so how can I say it doesn’t work?
If You Haven’t Got Integrity, You Haven’t got Anything
Integrity at its core is about respect for others and your community, but primarily for what you hold to be true and important.
Looking Inward ~ A Journey With Plant Medicine
It is an opportunity to unlearn, to strip away, to let go of my addiction to knowing things, to stop straining to figure out why things happen. There is freedom in returning to our real purpose.
YOU CAN LEARN TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE
The biggest mistake is resisting the resistance. It’s natural to resist something that thwarts your intentions, but actually, you just have two opposing forces.
A Gnarly Year: The Only Way Out Is Through
“The only way out is through,” but I ask, “what about when the path through resembles a brick wall?”
Listening for intention: Getting Past the Crap
Isn’t it great when we’re with people who look past the bad stuff and try to understand what we intend to say? We call those people our friends, our trusted advisors, our coaches. They “get” us, not because they agree, but because they listen.
Do you have a love-hate relationship with technology?
I’ve never seen the back of my head. Others can see it, but I can’t. With some neck gymnastics and a mirror, I can catch a reversed view of that balding area … but I myself am directly blind to it.
Feedback at Work
Feedback is vital to our development and growth, both as professionals and in our personal life. But harshly negative feedback, especially from a superior in the workplace, is only rarely effective, and can cause employees to fear speaking up, stop taking chances, spread resentment among others, or find a new job.
Lessons through the wall
Being a human co-existing with another for any period of time can make it that much more interesting. Have you been with someone long enough to have an epic “fight story” you can tell your friends over wine?
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