You’ve seen that anxious businessperson waiting for the elevator, eager to get home after a long day at work. He or she presses the button over and over again as if it will speed up the doors. Perhaps that person …
Last year, I committed to myself that when springtime came, I would step up my social responsibility at home. Among other things, this meant buying a composting bin: one of those contraptions to turn last nights’ leftovers into fertile nourishment …
I was sitting in the conference room, minding my own business, waiting for the CEO to arrive. He was a new client I’d yet to meet face-to-face, although our conversations by phone had been pleasant. Before he appeared in the …
[Guest blogger Jane Cocking, MCC, is a Principal at Wisdom Works. In her last post she shared valuable leadership lessons from the playground.]
It was two days of heartbreak and bloodshed. And I’m sorry to say that I’m …
Last week I met with a senior executive team to target strategies for boosting their effectiveness. The crumbs of two dozen doughnuts and their scattered sprinkles were center-stage on the conference table. Remember the elementary school nutritionist’s warning that every …
[Guest blogger Jane Cocking, MCC, is a Principal at Wisdom Works. Her last post addressed removing irritations before they pile up.]
If, like me, you find yourself over-thinking the challenges of growth and learning that lie ahead, do …
It’s that time again when leaders review the past year’s accomplishments (or challenges) and write goals for the year ahead. Personally, I love this time to establish a year’s worth of motivational visions; it taps into my inner drive to …
A few weeks ago, driving home on a pitch black night, a client of mine was startled by three deer standing in the middle of the road. In a flash, one deer jumped to the right, another to the left. …
[Guest blogger Jane Cocking, MCC, is a Principal at Wisdom Works]
Lynda and I have chosen 6:30 Monday mornings as our time to put the world right via the elliptical machines at the YMCA. Between breaths we typically …
Hinged forward at the hips, hands intertwined behind my back, arms over my head… as I bend my way through a twice-weekly ritual of yoga, I reflect on my recent whirlwind of back-to-back conferences. (Yes, even while doing yoga, one …
