Managing “busy-brain-at-night” syndrome
Having had dozens of coaching conversations during the Coronavirus crisis, one thing is for certain: many people are burning out. The uncertainty of the future, the blurring of boundaries between “work” and “life” that comes with working from home, the homeschooling...
Stress: Your guide to responding (strategically) versus reacting (instinctively) in times of crisis
A client told me yesterday she was so distracted that she could barely focus on work. A leader I know almost fired one of his best employees this week over a small transgression. My dental hygienist started crying when I thanked her at the end of our appointment (one...
Beware the trap of “all-or-nothing” thinking
Sarah is a star performer, by all objective measures. In the past 4 years, she has been promoted twice, the last time to manage a team of 50 people. And yet, when she came to me, Sarah revealed her deep insecurities about not being good enough. Because Sarah was...
The art of saying NO
You might be surprised how much of my practice is spent talking to clients about how to say “no” when they are asked to do something. We live in a culture where high performers are rewarded for saying “yes” to all opportunities and requests, and enthusiastically, too;...Why LEADERSHIP 361°?
We often use 360-degree feedback in leadership development.
The +1? The executive coach—me.
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