It was my youngest daughter’s birthday so a reason to celebrate. I put time in my schedule to pick both my daughters up after school for a special treat of ice cream. Now, this is a treat because in our home our daughters know the routine that after-school snacks must fit within a state of […]
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I recently attended a seminar where the speaker told us that his purpose with the seminar was not for us to just gain information but to promote a mindset change. In order for this to happen he would be including three elements in the workshop. We would first gain intellectual knowledge, then engage in the
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“But we have this treasure in jars of clay…” – II Corinthians 4:7 I had my kitchen cabinet door open as I scanned across various cups. I have a collection of cups that come in all shapes, sizes, and decorative patterns. Some are fine china and others are ceramic or plastic. Some have holiday decorations
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What are your dreams? The best gifts are connected to dreams. Do ideas of dreams quickly come to mind or do you struggle to name them? In some of my coaching work, I have clients create a “dream list.” This list has no rules or boundaries. It can include materialistic dreams, such as a new
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“Without feedback there can be no transformative change.” – Brene Brown When you think about a transformative time in your life, what was involved? Often when people speak of defining moments in their lives, it involves them facing and growing through a great challenge. You may be familiar with a recent popular book and movie
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Ann felt exhausted trying to fit in. She had been CEO of the organization for one year and felt like she was failing. She wondered if she should quit. Have you ever felt like Ann? Do you know of other staff members who are feeling like this? Ann is a leader who recently shared these
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I was sitting on my living room couch and my insides felt like they were tied up in knots. I was facing a major decision concerning my position at work. I was pregnant with my first child, and I was anxious about what to commit to with the unknowns of parenthood soon becoming a reality.
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“The best in art and life comes from a center, something urgent and powerful, an ideal or emotion that insists on being. From that insistence a shape emerges and creates its structure out of passion. If you begin with a structure, you have to make up the passion, and that’s very hard to do.” –
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In my last article, I discussed the power of leadership communities. Leadership communities move from being a short sighted team that is driven by tasks to becoming an enduring community of shared significance that has lasting impact. Leadership communities work as a network rather than as a hierarchical organizational chart. Collaboration is part of the
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“If we deny people’s great need for relationships, for systems of support, for work that connects to a larger purpose, they push back.” – Margaret J. Wheatley What does a leadership team look like to you? The dictionary definition defines team as “a number of persons associated in some joint action.” A team is a
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