As I sit down to write this new blog post, I feel the fluttering start. Nervousness? Fear? Excitement? Resistance? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. The term “I’ve got butterflies in my stomach” has endured through the ages because it is so highly descriptive of that sensation. You know the one…it often starts as jitters in your stomach. [Click title to read more.]
Leadership Articles
Where Did You Leave YOUR Leader Ladder?
Sometimes the simplest things can make me laugh. What I love best, though, is when something makes me laugh AND think! Here’s one that happened right outside my window. Leadership Lessons from Encounters with a Squirrel My office has a second story view looking out into our back woods. We love feeding and watching the […]
Leadership Ecosystems
In a recent article, I offered the metaphor of leadership as a kind of gardening, asking you to consider the conditions leaders endure and create as if it were a flower garden. Real leaders fertilize and cultivate everything within their reach, whether with a smile of acknowledgment to an associate in another division, a deserved […]
Real Leaders Fertilize
Bloom Where You’re Planted A primary rule of biology is that if a thing can grow/live, it will. Witness these brave poppy flowers, not just growing, but blooming. There between the railroad ties, amongst rocks and rubble, regularly being run over by train cars, never getting regular watering, yet they hang on! True to their […]
2018 Rising Strong For Helping Professionals Offerings
Why should you Rise Strong with other helping professionals? Over a deep 3 ½ day experience, you’ll focus on your own personal development in a protected space. Unlike your daily life, you won’t be expected to hold anyone’s hand or expend your energy to solve others’ problems. This is a time to focus on yourself […]
2018 Calendar for Rising Strong
Mark Your Calendars! Diane and I are looking forward to facilitating several “Rising Strong for Helping Professionals” experiences in 2018. I’m working on getting the registration pages set up. Meanwhile, mark your calendar and send me an email to hold a spot for you! Only 15 per session. March 8-11, 2018 Winston-Salem, NC May 31-June […]
Rising Strong in Chicago and on to Myrtle Beach!
We had a powerful session north of Chicago in June (2017) for a dynamic group of coaches, therapists, and higher education mentor/advisors. Diane and I implemented the feedback from the pilot group and added more reflection/down time, plus incorporated several more experiential exercises that were well received by this new group! It is exciting and […]
Registration Update + November Dates Announcement
Thank you all for your interest in the Rising Strong Workshops! Setting up a registration page has not been as simple as I had hoped AND I’m still working on it with upgraded professional support! Gotta love launching a new product line. Ouch–birthing pains come to mind! Meanwhile, if you’re interested in registering for Myrtle […]