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Be a good listener. It doesn’t sound sexy.  But most CEO’s, board members and C-Suite leaders will tell you it’s the single most important skill in leadership. We spend time talking to sound knowledgable. Yet people are much more likely to say we are smart when we listen to them. Today I speak with Joann […]

A year and a half into my first real corporate job, I realized I hated it.  I liked the people, I liked the company.  I just hated the marketing role. Sounds simple enough, but what happened next is something I see people do every day.  I turned on myself. I thought, “This is a dream […]

The 4 Mistakes I See Job-Seekers Make   It’s amazing how consistently I see job-seekers make these mistakes. It’s not that they aren’t talented or smart — it’s that (please listen up!) job search and career management are a separate job from the job you do. It’s frustrating but true. Doing a job without learning […]

Ask anyone what gives them a sense of purpose and the answer is almost universal — help others. That first question is easy — it seems the desire to give back to humanity is part of our instinct. It’s the next question that gets people stumped: How? A few years ago I heard a leadership […]

  We are in the middle of a cold snap in the northern US, and I can’t help daydreaming about my friend Julie’s creative retreat in Tuscany this June.  In my corporate life I loved working alongside perfumers and visual creatives, yet I never really understood my own creativity until I started coaching.  When I […]

Are You Leveraging Your Network? If you are like most people, when you think about networking, your first thought is about that big fish mover and shaker who can offer you a great opportunity on the spot.  Which is also why, like most people, you probably stop before you even start. Getting to the “right” people […]

Welcome to the Clarity Conversations! Stephani Roy McCallum of Courageous Leadership Project You avoid conflict.  You don’t know how to protect your boundaries without seeming petulant.  What if you had the skills to do better? You could enjoy healthy boundaries and engage in productive conflict, the kind that deepens relationships instead of breaking them. Then, you could feel so […]

Edith takes on very complicated work and life situations and finds herself distracted by emotional drama…a lot.  Jonathan, despite consistent success with impressive work challenges, burns himself out thinking he won’t prevail. Ava wants control and won’t move forward without full information, which means she misses out on some great opportunities. Tom shows up hesitant, […]

  What if you didn’t have to push so hard to get things done. What if work could feel more like riding the wave. Today I speak with Tifin Dillon, founder of Your Stellar Life.  In addition to her studies in astrology, psychology, human development and metaphysics, Tifin worked for decades as a teacher and coach. I know […]

“I saw the angel in the marble, and carved until I set him free.” ~Michaelangelo This quote makes me weak in the knees. What exquisite beauty in this simple shift:  Being your best self is not about pushing to be someone else, but supporting the person in you who already exists and wants to be […]