As human beings, we love a good story. Stories are how cultural traditions are passed on. They are the way we learn about our ancestors and heritage. And telling a story is one of the best ways to connect with an audience or help others retain information. Inside our heads, however, stories do not serve us. Yet so many of us spend time manufacturing, ruminating on, and acting in accordance with stories that are often …
My whole life people have described me as strong. In my early career, with an aspiration for success, I emulated the strength of those in top business positions who were mostly male. The masculine style of leadership that dominated our culture until this century was more about using managerial power over others to get them to do what they wanted (“Do it because I’m the boss and I say so.”), rather than connecting to a …
🥳 Happy New Year! 🥳 My latest article in Brainz Magazine just dropped: 4 Reasons Your Leaders Have Plateaued, Plus What You Can Do About It. You’ve done the hard work of assembling a leadership team of A-players. You’re setting stretch goals, measuring what matters, and compensating your team well. And while your organization is successful, the bolder, grander vision you have for it keeps falling short. You know you need your leaders to push …
Maybe necessary conflicts are being avoided or output is inconsistent or retention and engagement of their teams is low. Maybe burnout or gossip or emotional outbreaks are derailing progress. Your leaders have been through many leadership trainings, but something seems to be missing. That something that is holding your leadership team back from high performance is self-mastery. I was recently invited to be an Executive Contributor to Brainz Magazine to write about leadership and personal …
Earlier this year I moderated a roundtable discussion with 20 women who were VPs and Directors of Fortune 1000 manufacturing service operations. The focus of our conversation: Women in a highly male-dominated industry. For this week’s blog I am going to shake things up a bit and share my notes from this conversation with you. Here goes… Challenges: Women not well represented across the board from entry level positions to leadership. Women who do join …