Welcome misalignment so that you can work as a team to build the necessary shared understanding to allow for progress toward the change.

Connecting your new habit directly to something you already do in your daily routine increases the likelihood you will follow through with it.

Many leaders I work with, especially women, struggle with how to say no to a request at work. In coaching we learn how to say no, with grace and tact in a way that prevents the leader from feeling like they damaged the relationship.

For some, the New Year may not exactly feel like a fresh start. Over the holiday break I spent time thinking about the people in my life who hope that 2024 is better for them than 2023 was, for mostly personal reasons. So if you're like them and you're in the thick of it right now, but you hope a new leaf does get turned this year eventually, consider these ideas.

Establishing a new routine with your team can be tricky. They might wonder what you have under your sleeve when all you're trying to do is be a more conscientious leader.

How can take something that you'd like to accomplish on a regular basis and systematize it so that it's more likely to become established and integrated?

Cycles are part of the natural order of things. We can be in the groove when our work and rituals, and then we can feel out of sync. So sometimes, the solution to something not working is to simply enter into a new phase of the cycle.

If you struggle to relate to, feel comfortable with, approach or understand your boss, the following seven keys may help you manage ‘up’.

As a leader, you can use coaching skills to more effectively engage those around you. One of the primary ways that a coach supports someone is through change. I'm going to share a change framework with you called ACT.

Inclusion is the sincere and explicit invitation to join.

You can see, in the definition alone, the proactive nature of valuing inclusion. I picture extending a hand, metaphorically speaking.