Employee Development

Leaders never graduate from the school of self-awareness. I heard this line in a podcast and found it extremely meaningful. I am reminded that self-awareness is a continual journey, not a [...]

I strive to bring new ideas and insights to my Wednesday Wisdom blogs, but today, I’m trotting out something tried and true: Progress is better than perfection. Way, better! Let me tell you why. [...]

“Describe a favorite mentor and how they helped you.” It was a simple ice-breaker prompt, one intended to encourage connection and conversation. I was facilitating a team-building program with a [...]

Of all the potentially fabulous ways to spend a day in Las Vegas, most people wouldn’t pick sitting in a hotel conference room with a dozen strangers. But that’s exactly what I did last week when [...]

Find the lesson, even if a training seminar doesn’t have immediate applicability. It was one of a dozen “training” sessions I attended that year. Luckily, opportunities to learn about a new idea [...]

Taking the time to learn someone’s story likely feels inefficient, especially to someone who is results-driven. But the long-term gains are worth it. The question was innocent enough and one that [...]

I have found Dr. Tasha Eurich’s work on self-awareness to be extremely helpful.   To learn more, watch her Tedx Talk by following this link: https://www.ted.com/talks/tasha_eurich   And [...]

“We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them” – Epictetus I’m not really a podcast person. I understand the appeal. But I can read much [...]

In the coaching process, I repeatedly invite my clients to increase self-awareness by asking for feedback. This week, I got an unexpected dose of my own medicine. I had a draft of this week’s [...]

An alternative to a New Year’s resolution? Collect data to begin the journey of increased self-awareness. I want to share a quick thought with you as we wrap up 2018. There is likely a temptation [...]