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Articles and Musings
I love helping team leaders and business owners move from performing to high-performing and to learn how to truly value all voices. These articles offer some thought-provoking questions, leadership tools and exercises, and some personal stories about my ongoing leadership journey.
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What to Say When Someone Makes a Mistake
Have you ever made a mistake at work and felt your stomach drop to the floor? Ooof, I have, and for me it started early in my career. I was a young professional with my first “real job” and so scared to admit my mistake. My boss at the time listened to the whole thing. Then she said three words I have carried for almost 30 years. "Everything is fixable." Three words. They are the most useful thing you can say to yourself, or to someone on your team, in the first ten minutes a
Aug 263 min read
Is your team's warning light on?
My husband created an auto-shipment for our home’s air filters. No one has to remember the last time they were changed, and there is no calendar reminder. They just show up on our doorstep every 3 months, and we know it’s time to change them. He knows that keeping those clean is good house maintenance. When was the last time you changed the air filters in your house or got your car’s oil changed, not because anything was wrong, but because it was time? Or are you more of the
Jul 293 min read
Same Situation. Different Reactions.
When we don't understand our own Voice and those Voices around us, we misread each other.
May 63 min read
A Problem Doesn’t Go Away. It Goes Somewhere Else.
You do not eliminate stress by avoiding the hard thing. You simply redistribute it.
Feb 272 min read
Work as a hobby
Your team needs a leader who believes in them enough to let go.
Oct 13, 20252 min read
Leadership is Messy
Uncertainty is part of the job. Let your personal and organizational values be your anchor.
Jul 17, 20252 min read
What my dog taught me about team culture
Are you unintentionally training your team?
Jun 4, 20252 min read
Owning What You Can Control
Focus on what you can do and lead from there.
Mar 25, 20252 min read
Resisting Change Stops Growth
Easy formula for navigating healthy change.
Jan 29, 20252 min read
Don't Be Generic With Your Complaining
Everyone complains, but the key it avoiding generic whining.
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Is it time to be the elephant in the room?
When you listen and pay attention to other people's ideas, you increase your influence as a leader.
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Choosing the Right C is No Joke
Do you know the difference between a counselor, a coach, and a consultant?
Apr 25, 20242 min read
Your People Plan
Do you have a plan for your team's growth and development?
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Manage Your Mood
Our emotions affect other people - for good and not so good.
Aug 11, 20232 min read
Do you feel out of alignment?
You are the only one that can straighten it out.
Jun 8, 20232 min read
You're Making People Feel Something
You are always making people feel something. Have you ever thought about that? Might be a sobering thought if we’re accidental most of the time. Your words and actions are heard and seen by those around you. They automatically feel something. Of course, you can't control what people feel, but you're causing a reaction whether you mean to or not. The leaders people want to follow are the ones who pay attention to which reaction they're creating. I tend to be quite sarcastic,
Apr 25, 20232 min read
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