Published in It's Your Turn·Dec 14, 2021The Tragedy of Imposter SyndromeVirtually every woman I coach tells me that at some point in her career, she’s experienced self-doubt, inadequacy, and anxiety at work. Despite past successes, these clients believe they are not enough, no matter how qualified, how talented, and how driven they are. Psychologist, author and meditation teacher Tara Brach…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Apr 28, 2021How to Manage Up at WorkYears ago, I was on the digital advisory board of a large newspaper company. We had four meetings per year, after which, we’d go for a board dinner. …Personal Development6 min readPersonal Development6 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Mar 16, 2021Why Venting at Work is So DangerousSharon likes to vent. She works in a high-pressure job where deadlines are critical, and quality is imperative. And yet, it seems that her managers are determined to confound her progress at every turn. This drives Sharon nuts. And she likes to vent about it. She vents to her employees…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Mar 1, 2021Are You Coaching for Compliance? Or Coaching with Empathy?Pam knows exactly how things should be done. She also knows how her employees should act and how they should think. Truth be told, she even knows how they should feel, but she doesn’t usually talk about that. When her team doesn’t do, act, think and feel as she believes…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Feb 16, 2021Do You Respect Your Employees’ Time? Are You Sure?On Sunday evenings, Clara likes to get herself organized for the week ahead. She reviews her to-do list, consults her calendar and preps for upcoming meetings and strategic decisions. Often, this work will result in questions or tasks for her team. In the interest of clearing her mind so she…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Feb 9, 2021When to Be Patient. And When to Be Impatient.When I was little, my kindergarten class took a field trip to a dairy farm where each of us took turns milking a real live cow. Rather than clamoring for my turn as my classmates did, I stood back, politely waiting to be called on. …Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Jan 11, 2021How to Let Go of Being RightI don’t know about you, but I freaking looooooove being right. It’s so satisfying. So confirming. So very, very ego boosting. Wait. Is that a good thing? Perhaps not. The most damaging thing about the ego is how it limits us. It focusses on the appearance of things rather than…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Dec 10, 2020Good Fear. Bad Fear.Victor lost his job nine months ago. After a couple of weeks of denial, anger, etc., he reached out to his network. There weren’t any offers of employment, but there were a few offers of contract work. Victor quickly realized that he has a skillset that many companies need but…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Nov 27, 2020How We Forget Who We AreWhen I was in the first grade, my music teacher picked me to play the little princess in our annual class play. The next year, she chose me to play a different princess in a different play. In both cases, the princess didn’t have any lines. …Personal Development8 min readPersonal Development8 min read
Published in It's Your Turn·Nov 17, 2020The Insidious Danger of Drifting GoalsIt all starts with what we believe is a temporary downturn. Say, there’s a global pandemic that has shut down large sectors of the economy. Or maybe our nation is (Br)exiting a trade agreement that has defined its economics for the past thirty or so years. …Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
