Not long ago I sat in a room filled with women professionals. During the discussion, many of them expressed the feeling that they have to be more like their male colleagues in order to have a "seat at the table" and enjoy the same opportunities. That's not unusual. I frequently hear variations of this same [...]
How do you define leadership? Is it a skill set? Is it a role? Everyone has their own definition of leadership. The Merriam-Webster Online dictionary defines a leader as "a person who has commanding authority or influence” and leadership as "a position of leader of a group, organization, etc.” That is, of course, how most [...]
Leadership is influence. Period. The question is not whether you are a leader, but what sort of leader you will be. Leadership in its fullest form is not a one-dimensional approach, but an ever expanding and deepening way of being. We’ll begin to break this down further so that we understand the various spheres or [...]
You are a leader. Whether a formal or informal leader, you have influence over thousands of people over the course of your lifetime. Many of us are formal leaders with a title of authority. All of us are simply everyday leaders in the various areas of our lives. Lets break this down further to identify FIVE main areas of [...]
“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” ~Michelangelo Vision. Webster's Dictionary states that vision is "a thought, concept, or object formed by the imagination." As coaches, we think of vision as a preferred future. [...]