When Gratitude Turns Into Obligation

Recently appointed C-suite leader with a non-visible disability: “I know I should be grateful for this promotion. I can’t let on that I’m struggling with the transition.” Mid-career leader with a spinal lesion: “I can’t ask for adjustments. I’m just grateful to have been given this opportunity. I can’t afford to be seen as ungrateful.” […]

Getting Unstuck

Do you remember playing with magnets as a kid, and how cool it was when you found something that stuck? It felt like magic! And did you ever try to put two magnets together the wrong way around, with the like poles together, and see how they repel? Making changes in my life often reminds […]

Coaching in a Crisis – There’s No Time Like Now

In talking with my colleagues, clients and friends, I’m struck by the incredible opportunity we have right now for growth.  In spite of, or almost because of, the global challenge we’re faced with, we have an opportunity to step up to really being the Personal Best version of ourselves, for each other, and for the […]

Is No News Good News?

A consistent complaint I hear from almost every employee I work with is ‘I don’t get enough feed-back…How do I know if I’m doing a good job?…I just want to know if I’m meeting expectations… ‘ But no news is good news, right? Surely if our performance wasn’t up to standard, or we were behaving […]