I feel strongly that lifey should be a word in the dictionary. It means life gets a little beyond what we think we can handle. Queue the stress response. And, sometimes, this stress response can be hard to control or get beyond.

Let’s explore the multifaceted nature of resilience, the differences between resilience and grit, and the strategic ways to foster resilience, not just bounce back but to bounce forward.

Measuring personal growth and effectiveness is a nebulous and challenging task. The impact of executive coaching has long been a space where we KNOW we are making a difference and still have a hard time measuring in a quantitative way.

Leaders who aspire to activate large-scale change in the interest of reaching strategic business outcomes can often name the characteristics they want to see demonstrated.

Allow me to be bold and suggest a critical initial priority - building healthy professional relationships with the team as a new leader.

For many years I was under the mistaken impression that leadership was vertical, and it only worked down. In other words, I could only lead those who were below me on the organizational chart.

Conflict is the bane of organizational productivity and engagement. When done with respect and curiosity, conflict can be healthy often leading creative resolutions.

Linda has served as chairperson for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee for 2 years and currently sits on the TCC board of directors. A guiding principle in her life has been to be fruitful where planted.

Wanda Swain, the president of TCC from 2017-2022 mobilized a cadre of competent coaches to take TCC into the digital age, moving programs and social events online almost seamlessly. She said she thought of herself not so much as the president but as a facilitator.

Intent is immaterial if the impact results in those individuals targeted feeling disrespected, incapable, incompetent, fearful and anxious, not knowing when the next barbed comment will pierce and destabilize the fragile self that lives within each of them and each of us.

I am an ambassador of the word AND. AND is a powerful word. It is the ONE word that has impacted my teaching, my communications, and even my business name.

In these difficult times, many of us are spending too much time out of balance; moving quickly back and forth between work and life, never fully grounded. 

“When I interview I make sure to let the interviewer know how much information I have in my field. Often, I know more than the interviewer. I don’t get a call back. What do I do?” Does this sound familiar?

How we are treated can affect how we treat others. Do you know DE&I’s role in crafting an organization’s positive reputation from the employee-level to your reputation in your industry?

From early childhood on, we all work on teams, whether we are participating in a classroom, sports, job, family, or community. Think of teams you have been on. What worked and what didn’t work?

We can gain greater awareness and bring about change when we understand the metaphors which underlie our experience.

As coaches who are focused on growing our practices, we are constantly competing for attention in a noisy marketplace.

I walked into my friend Courtney’s office one day and on her desk sat a framed image that read, “It starts with me.” Jokingly, I ribbed her a bit, “Oh, sure, it’s all about you!”

Economic news updates have dominated national headlines recently, replacing daily updates on COVID-19 pandemic cases and deaths.

Bruce Tuckman’s model talks about the four stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. Unfortunately, some teams never get further than the Storming phase.