Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We often look right past our beautiful, natural gifts (and every one of us has them, although we haven’t all become aware of them). Sometimes that feedback comes from a mentor or in a formal coaching relationship, and other times it’s family, friends, or co-workers who can shine a light on a path forward if we make them feel safe to do so.

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CoachStation

MARCH 7, 2016

Similarly, during my coaching and mentoring sessions with clients, I find myself asking the same questions. When working with my clients it is this type of understanding that comes from increasing self-awareness and honesty with self that is the baseline for development and growth.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis. – Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

And I well remember one of my own company’s Human Resource VP’s exclaiming in frustration, “The trouble with our managers is that too often they just don’t manage!” Asking it when someone hands in an assignment will make them aware that they’re being held accountable. (It’s

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Surviving Leadership

JANUARY 21, 2018

Scooter had dreams and a work ethic. I was this kid with low self esteem and a bit of talent. Why didn’t other talented people get their Jim Henson as a mentor? ; and “Grandma’s Feather Bed” (one of several collaborations with John Denver). Sam the Eagle suffered fools.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

Greater business awareness and heightened self awareness are compatible and part of a holistic journey of growth. I mentor business principals on all their options and the big ideas. Without visioning, other functions (marketing, human resources, financial, production, quality control, public relations, etc.)

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