With regards to my EOS practice, I inform potential clients that my role in the process is threefold as a teacher, facilitator, and coach. I believe I’m often initially hired to help teach the process and get teams and companies rolling; however, my clients tend to stick with me because of the facilitation and coaching…
Recently, I participated in a leadership retreat in historic Philadelphia that was set up by the author of the book The Heart-Led Leader, Tommy Spaulding. Tommy brought in Steve Farber, who authored the book The Radical Leap, to act as our facilitator and presenter. One recurring theme of the retreat was the value of loving…
For many years of my life, when asked a question I felt insecure about, I’d outwardly say one thing, but if I was honest with myself, I’d be feeling something a bit different. My external dialogue and my feelings didn’t always match up. An example is how I’d compare my level of successes with others….
To quote the badass, lightsaber-wielding Master Yoda, “Do or do not; there is no try”. In my session room, I do all I can to banish these types of words. I believe when you use terms like “try,” “if,” and “wish,” you’re actually giving yourself permission to fail before you even start. Though it may…
Oftentimes, the individuals involved have worked their way up the ladder and are now in a place where they need to focus their time on the bigger picture: leading their teams and coaching their managers. This pivot of attention involves more responsibility and awareness, doesn’t provide the immediate gratification of solving a problem, and requires…
Lately, I’ve observed an extremely clear sign: one that indicates a transitional point for the leadership teams with which I work. The maturity, health, and cohesiveness (or lack thereof) of the whole team can be observed when it creates its new quarterly priorities, or as Dr. Stephen Covey calls them, “Rocks”. During these sessions, we…
Scrambling on all fours, I climbed the final pitch to the summit. I twisted my body to reach the next handhold, causing my elbow to bump the new (and expensive) Sony camera out of my backpack’s side pocket. I watched as the camera fell down the steep cliff, bouncing and spinning off rocks until disappearing…
“Culture does not make people. People make culture.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Maybe it’s because I’m now in my 50s that I can finally start admitting some of my insecurities. I like being able to say that I’m the luckiest cat in the world. And I believe it! I get to live my life on…
We arrived at 7:30 am, as planned, and things were just getting started. We found Deborah and she walked us down the hill to the big barn where the cows were still in their stalls.. Alex greeted us as he put away the portable milking device. We then turned our heads to see the small…
Deborah raced the tiny truck down the hair-pinned, rocky switchbacks with total confidence and passion. We’re on a mountainside that’s heavily treed and it’s raining. Deborah, our young, cute, tattooed driver is purposely hitting the bigger puddles so that we experience more of a water rollercoaster ride, each time loudly saying, “Scusami!” – Italian for…