When coaching, many of the same themes come up time and time again. This one is front and center. How to navigate all of the surrounding dysfunction in the team/ company? Basically... How to find function in the dysfunction? I was recently writing a recap to a client and thought I would share my thoughts with you. “I was thinking about our conversation and all of the chaos that surrounds you. I wonder if it is any different than it was 2 years ago (prior to coaching) or, a

How is it that there are some people that end their day with a clean desk and time to play with their kids and go for a run while others barely make it home for dinner and then return to the computer to finish up the day's work? I would argue we could have many reasons for these scenarios but I can tell you one thing for sure if you like the idea of the first scenario I would urge you to keep reading… We all start together, 24 hours in a day, how we choose to use that time is

An insight I find most useful is the phrase: “we manage the way we like to be managed.” Quite a simple statement but it certainly opens a whole can of worms if you think about how this may affect your relationships and team. Unfortunately, your team is not made up of a bunch of you’s! Therefore, if you want a dynamic, trusting, and collaborative team, you must learn how they like to be managed, communicated with, and what strategies resonate and motivate. There are many great

Have you ever been in a conversation and all of a sudden you have no idea what the other person is talking about? Their train-of-thought seems to be “squirrel-like”, bouncing from idea to idea with no connected theme. I know a few of these people and here is the problem, they have a lot of wisdom and ideas to share but the way in which they deliver the message is so random and seemingly disorganized that the message is lost and many of us tune out! Our brain craves order, pat