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Distract Yourself in Healthy Ways

With all that is going on in our lives and in the world around us, especially these days, it is understandable that many of us are looking for ways to distract ourselves. As an executive coach and consultant, I work with clients who deal with this all the time, particularly right now. Every day we […]

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Trust is Granted Not Earned

To understand how trust works, it’s important to remember that trust is granted, not earned. Trust allows leaders, employees, relationships, and organizations to flourish and grow. It is fundamental to most everything in life. Lack of trust can lead to damaging relationships and a hostile environment. It creates stress and lowers energy. When there is […]

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Why Empathy is Important: How to Become More Empathetic

As an executive coach and consultant, my clients often ask me why empathy is so important. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines empathy as: The action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience […]

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The Secret to Reaching Across the Political Aisle

We find ourselves in a precarious moment politically here in the United States right now.  In the midst of a global pandemic, a new Presidential administration, a pending impeachment trial, calls for both accountability and unity, and so much more. The intense divisiveness that has built up in our country in recent weeks, months, and […]

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How to Bring Closure to 2020

I don’t think I’ve ever been so ready for a year to end. How about you? What a challenging, bizarre, and painful time it has been in our country and our world. And, as 2020 wraps up, it’s easy to just say “good riddance” and hope for brighter days ahead. However, as difficult as this […]

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How We Move Forward…Together

This has been an election like we’ve never seen here in the United States, in the midst of a year like we’ve never experienced. I’m grateful that President-Elect Joe Biden is calling for cooperation, unity, and healing.  However, what has become abundantly clear over the course of the past few days, weeks, and months, is […]

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Bending the Arc Toward Justice by Owning Up to Our Racism

Recently I’ve found myself getting into some infuriating debates on social media (mostly with fellow white folks) about racism, law enforcement, the current state of our country, and, specifically, the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I’m usually pretty good at not engaging with people and in discussions that don’t seem respectful or productive. I’m all up for healthy debate, for […]

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Hang in There

There is a weariness that a lot of us are experiencing these days with everything going on in the United States and the world the past few weeks and months. As I talked about on a recent podcast episode, there are some specific things I think we can focus on right now to navigate these […]

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Be a Positive Force for Change

This has been one of the most intense periods I’ve ever experienced in our country and our world in my lifetime (I was born in 1974). I’ve been feeling angry, sad, scared, helpless, shocked, and much more. The emotional roller coaster that most of us have been on the past few months with the pandemic […]

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4 Tips to Giving Great Feedback

As challenging and vulnerable as receiving feedback can be, giving it can also be quite difficult. And for us to be successful leaders, teammates, parents, friends, spouses, and human beings, it’s important to give feedback effectively to those around us. According to a study conducted by psychologist Tessa West of NYU for the NeuroLeadership Institute, […]

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