Beginning July 8th I am offering my Career Confidence course in a condensed, 4-week summer class to give you an easy, doable way to get started. You can get rid of that gnawing procrastination feeling, relax, and enjoy your summer. If you’ve wanted to work with me and you know […]
Recently I did some 360 interviews for a client named Heather. She was experiencing high turnover in her team and knew she was too harsh and demanding. What I discovered in the interviews is that her team loved her! They consistently said things like, “Oh yeah. When we are at off-sites and Heather is relaxed, she […]
Again and again, managers tell me that they want their teams to work more independently. They want to stop herding cats and micro-managing. They want to actually leave at 5:00! Or reasonably close to it. We all know when members are enthusiastic, take initiative and get it done…and when they don’t. They drag their feet. […]
The Happiness Advantage Last Monday I got to see Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage, speak live. He is so funny, so smart and his work is fascinating. Here’s a study his team did that I love. When an individual looks at a mountain peak, they will report that the peak has a steeper pitch and […]
In my mid-20’s, after spending a few years in the fragrance business, I decided to write a book. I would travel the world, visiting the beautiful and exotic places fragrance ingredients come from: Madagascar, the South of France, the Spice Islands, Italy. The book would have Pulitzer-prize level research and Vogue-worthy photo shoots. It would […]
In March I was invited to deliver a time management workshop to 200 NYPD Captains, Inspectors, Chiefs and Deputy Commissioners. It was an honor and it was fascinating. I learned how much these leaders are juggling — managing their precinct, developing their teams, community relations, and the constant disruption of emergencies. The day was also moving. […]
This year I’ve been making a push to scale my business. It is also, despite having gotten a flu shot, the sickest winter I’ve had in a long time. Introduce the “lizard brain.” It takes enormous energy to expect a different outcome, when you are trying to do things the way you always have. And yes, that can […]
“I had an entry-level candidate ask me in the interview, ‘What is the vacation policy?’ In the interview!” “Oh, I know. My junior people want to work from remote, just like people who’ve been with us for 10+ years.” “Seriously, why can’t they just put their heads down and work? I worked my a** off […]
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 […]
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 […]
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