Part Three: Speak your truth without blame or judgment In parts one and two I described the power of “showing up” and “honoring your heart.” Now we turn our attention to speaking your truth without blame or judgment. It seems like it should be easy, but it can be a little more difficult than it […]
Leadership Articles
The “Four Fold Way” of Leading–Part Two
Part Two: Honor Your Heart The last entry, “Show Up!”, talked about the first “way” of being when in a coaching relationship and/or leadership situation. Part Two, “Honor Your Heart,” takes us a little deeper into the journey. ”Heart” in this context has to do with “the heart of the matter” or core values. Honoring your […]
The “Four Fold Way” of Leading–Part One
Angeles Arrien wrote a wonderful book years ago titled “The Four Fold Way” detailing the wisdom of indigenous peoples for creating healthy relationships for community. I had the pleasure of speaking with Ms. Arrien a few years ago and received her permission to use a modification of her model in the business world to give […]
Book Review: Boundary Spanning Leadership
BOUNDARY SPANNING LEADERSHIP: Six Practices for Solving Problems, Driving Innovation, and Transforming Organizations by Chris Ernst and Donna Chrobot-Mason It’s rare to find a book on contemporary leadership that not only frames relevant issues faced by organization leaders in identifying commonly encountered boundaries, but it also offers practical solutions to spanning these boundaries. These solutions are […]
Carefrontation Conversations
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. -J.K. Rowling, author (b. 1965) I find this to be an excruciatingly true statement for myself, and I hear many of my clients struggling with the same thing. They ponder the dilemma–”How […]
Abundance Approach to Conflict Management
Conflict resolution or conflict management? Let me first share a baseline assumption born of life experience-though we use the term daily, true “conflict resolution” is a rare commodity. What most of us are experiencing at work and at home on a daily basis is conflict management. And I further submit to you that this is a good thing. […]