“There’s evidence that more-ethical companies have happier employees and do better in the market.” – Maryam Kouchaki If an organization is getting results without ethics, is it worth it? When asked this question directly, I think most people would respond, “no.” However, we may all be able to name people who were considered great leaders […]
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Are you seeking discernment and clarity? As I talk with many leaders in coaching, this is a central theme. With COVID and its ripple effects, this has only increased the amount of people seeking discernment in a variety of areas. Just today a leader was sharing with me the need for clarity with navigating expectations
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King , Jr I have a natural tendency to seek out warmth. It is a desire of my body, but also of my whole being – soul and spirit. Do you find that
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“Often what we want and what we need oppose each other (i.e., you want to go on a vacation but you need to make money…) Creativity is making the two coexist (like figuring out how to make money on your vacation).” – Ayse Birsel I love the mountains and being able to stand at a
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Do you feel like you are under heat and pressure that is not letting up? I continue to hear from leaders about the pressures of trying to navigate in the unknowns and multiple issues facing our world. This includes determining strategy for process, production, and services, and how to navigate as a team. The pressure
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“I have the right to do anything,” you say – but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything” – but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. – I Corinthians 10:23-24 What does a culture of freedom look like? What is a
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It is not enough to ask, “Why can’t we all get along?” We must make some serious culture wide efforts to ask a different question: How can we all get along? To even attempt to answer this question, we must stop blaming others and playing the victim. We must stand up to our aggressors who
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Do you see yourself as powerful? How you answer this question will probably depend upon how you define power. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines power as possession of control, authority or influence over others. Even in this definition we can see a continuum in how power is used. Often when people try to control, it can
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“If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your emotions, if you don’t have empathy and effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far.” Daniel Goleman Awareness is one of the most critical skills that
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That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers. – Psalms 1:3 (NIV) Are you prospering? Have you felt connected, nurtured and successful with the team of people and organization around you? The above quote reminded
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