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“Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” – Sam Walton How does self-esteem affect job performance, and how can we as leaders contribute to an employee’s sense of self? The term “self-esteem” implies that it comes from […]

“The most powerful agent of growth and transformation is something much more basic than any technique: a change of heart.” – John Welwood Have you wondered what leadership coaching really is? How is coaching different from your boss managing your performance, or a mentor giving career advice? Viewing the coaching process through the lens of […]

“It isn’t where you come from; it’s where you’re going that counts.” – Ella Fitzgerald What could be more motivating than a conversation about where you are going and what you want to do? Instead, the typical focus in hiring, performance management and talent review discussions is “what have you done” to prove your worth […]

“Life is for most of us a continuous process of getting used to things we hadn’t expected.” –Martha Lupton How much time and energy do we all spend “getting used to things”? This quote really hit me as a simple way to describe the work of a leadership coach or a manager. Unexpected challenges in […]

“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” – Booker T. Washington Do you ever have a conversation that stays with you and keeps you thinking? This week a coaching conversation with a client yielded some insights, both for me and my client! As we started […]

“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.” – Antoine De Saint-Exupery Have you been wondering how organizations can be ready for the future of work? With the ongoing safety measures for working with Covid-19, tumult in the economy and protests in the streets, many of us are […]