Recently, I watched an amazing film called The Wife, adapted from the novel of the same name by Meg Wolitzer. It’s the story of a married couple, Joe and Joan – Joe is a philandering, prize-winning novelist. Joan is the grace, intellect, and talent behind the man. The movie explores many themes including: professional success […]
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Values, Intentions and Goals
With the new year upon us, I’m intentionally planning where I want to go in 2019. You should know, I’m not big into resolutions though. I think on a random Tuesday in March if you want to make a change or new commitment, go for it – January 1st is somewhat arbitrary in that way. […]
Year in Review with Gratitude
With the holiday season and a milestone birthday on December 27th approaching, I have much gratitude for where I’ve been this past year. I find it so rewarding to do a “year-in-review”, cataloguing all the amazing accomplishments as well as character-building events I’ve had this year. Here are some of my brightest moments of 2018: […]
Compliment a Positive First Impression
I recently finished working with a leadership group after a six-session engagement. At the close of the program, we had a poignant exercise where each person shared their positive first impressions of one another. In describing the exercise, I encouraged each person to think of the standout attribute of their colleague and share both what […]
Be a Better Manager in 3 Simple Steps
Follow these three steps and you’ll start to be a better manager in a matter of days! Lead by Example: Leading by example is the golden rule of management. Be the type of leader you would follow. Ask yourself every day, “Who do I want to be?” and “What type of leader would I follow”? Then […]
Grow Your Career
Lately I’ve been coaching mid-career professionals on how to find their next best career move. I’m hearing people want their job to be everything. On many levels, this makes sense… People spend the majority of their waking hours at work. Of course you’d want it to be fulfilling, challenging and enriching on a multitude of […]
