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 …
Nina and I recently presented at the Southern Colorado Sustainability Conference on the topic of socially responsible leadership. When we used an example from our work with The Coca-Cola Company, a hand shot up and we got an earful: “I …
The meeting would have gone swimmingly if not for that one nagging question. My client asked for the umpteenth time if I’d done a critical task for our collaborative project… and I felt myself become rigid inside. As my body …
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 …
