If you are wired like most humans, when confronted with uncertainty, your questions would be oriented from your limbic brain – how to create stability, security and safety for yourself. Your questions would be oriented more toward the short-term - solving your immediate problem versus satisfying a longer-term vision of where you really want to be. ... [Read more]
Go Slow to Go Fast
What does it mean “go slow to go fast?” When I googled to find an image for this, I was amazed at how many words and images I found. Here is what it means to me: when I am the most stressed, stretched or unfocused, it is precisely the time I need to slow down and regroup. And this is precisely when I am most resistant to doing it – it’s ... [Read more]
Magic Monday: Staying Steady When You are Displaced
A fleet of trucks required to make my Monday Magic… There are many ways in which you can feel displaced: at work someone younger and/or more talented comes on board and outshines you. Your boss, and major champion, resigns. A new technology is introduced, changing key aspects of your job. At home: Your last child goes off to college. Your spouse ... [Read more]
Follow up Friday: Trauma and The Workplace
Monday my reflection questions were: Where are you challenged in your own leadership with bouncing back from set backs or traumatic events? What can you do to foster more open dialogue and listening in situations that involve tension or trauma? The American Psychological Association defines trauma as “an emotional response to a terrible event like ... [Read more]
True Confessions: Commitment, Consistency and Goal Achievement
I made a commitment to write in my blog everyday for 30 days (Nov 17 - Dec 16). I did this for several reasons: To get more of my thought leadership public. To strengthen my commitment muscle. To unclog my mind, unblock my writing and be more consistent with it. Today is day 31 – and I am celebrating that I did not miss a day – even over the ... [Read more]
Know What Charges You & Stay Calibrated to Full
Yesterday, I shared about the woman business owner who had an outrageously long list of to dos she accomplished in a given day. Some might say this is what energizes her so good for her, go for the insane list! She’s engaged with her life and accomplishing a lot for so many people. Yet, her email “Are You Ready to Quit” says otherwise. It comes ... [Read more]
The Yoga of Leadership
When I refer to the yoga of leadership in the business context, I am not referring to leadership in the yoga world but bringing a yogic mindset and practice to how you approach your leadership in business. My intent is not to condense the volumes written on each discipline here (yoga and leadership), but to open the door to an ongoing exploration ... [Read more]
Yoga and The Making of A CEO
I am a leadership and executive coach with over 25 years in business. I also teach yoga and meditation. Some of my yoga friends have judgment about big business. Some of my business colleagues have judgment about new age yoga types. The reality is that each camp – yoga and business – have more similar practices and mindsets than they ... [Read more]
Passion, Purpose & Sustainability
You know in your personal life, you won’t continue doing something overtime if you either don’t love it, or don’t see a reason for it. Think about exercise. You might not love the exercise you do, but you love the results. The results give you your “big why” that sustains you and keeps you doing it - even when you’re tired, it’s cold and rainy ... [Read more]
Magic Monday: What’s Conditioning Go To Do With It?
Words of Manic Monday by The Bangles and modified by Susan Shaner. Musician: Dan Brodax. Where can you find the magic at work? Last week we talked about how terror makes you acutely aware of your gap: how far you are from where you want to be. Today I am asking you to analyze how your conditioning supports or impedes your ability to close that ... [Read more]
Follow-up Friday: What Helps With Processing Shock & Grief
Monday’s post asked the question: what helps with exercising self-care in processing grief and looking for ways to help those effected by the loss of a loved one? In my own reflection I noticed: Recognizing this is important - grieving is a process and has a timing all it’s own. I need to be kind and gentle with myself. The sadness and grief I ... [Read more]
Grief & Peace: Recovery and Re-emergence
In honor of Global Peace Day & The Autumnal Equinox, I am restarting my blog. The last time I wrote was the day of the Sandy Hook tragedy. I live 10 minutes from there and know many people directly effected by the events and the lives lost. In the last three years, I’ve learned much about myself and my community’s capacity to be resilient, to ... [Read more]
Newtown Shooting & Every Parent's Worst Nightmare
My daughter is in high school, the next town over, 15 minutes from the shootings. I received a recorded call about 11:00, "Schools are on lockdown due to the situation at Newtown." I had no idea what was gong on. I don't have a TV so searched online for "news Newtown CT." Ironically while this was unfolding, my cable company came and I obtained TV ... [Read more]
Achieving Success: Are You Sticking Your Neck Out Far Enough and Long Enough, Regardless of The Outcome?
“I learned I wasn’t in charge of success. I was in charge of the process that hopefully would yield more success than failure. I began to be guided by three navigational stakes: My process and my diligence to execute was the best I could do. My attitude and determination to remain positive and confident was a critical catalyst for my ... [Read more]
Why Kids Help Women Become Better Executives
Well, this is refreshing! Women shouldn't have to hide the fact that we are parents at work or feel that it takes away from our effectiveness. I agree with Sheryl Sandberg that being a parent, particularly a mom, is an advantage and fosters a range of capabilities from which our employers and clients benefit. And I believe that work helps with ... [Read more]
Change is the result of 4Cs + FAA.
4Cs + FAA = Change. To create true, sustained change in your life you need: Courage, Competency, Compassion, Commitment + Focused Attentioned Action. Courage: Take a stand for or against something that you want to be different - whether it's losing weight, being a nicer person, being a stronger leader. These all require you to think about ... [Read more]
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