The landscape has changed. Big time. Just like after a hurricane, a fire or an earthquake, leaders are looking over new terrain. While the press is calling the well-publicized employee exit “The Great Resignation” a colleague of mine really said it best when she called it the “Great Realization.” People are realizing that they…
Last week for the first time in a year and a half I got to see my daughter, her husband, my two fabulous granddaughters (and my new grand-puppy.) Wow! We spent a whole week together celebrating my birthday. There was lots of snuggling, cooking, and laughing. We made our favorite Italian dishes, took a…
If you are like most leaders there is one thing that is front and center in your mind these past few months – and that’s emotional well-being – yours and that of your team and your customers. It’s been one heck of a ride, huh? I don’t think anyone has gotten away unscathed…
Just before I sat down to say ‘Thank You’ to all of you who took time out of your day to complete the survey I sent recently, I got an email from Gallup connecting me to their latest – and somewhat disturbing – report. Usually employee engagement and well being go hand in hand,…
If you are like most people, there is a part of you that is just exhausted. A pandemic, a controversial national election, grief, isolation and more feels like it’s pulling us all down. If you let it. When you look outside yourself, it appears like we are swirling in one controversy or another. If you…
Valentine’s Day is here! It’s fun to go into or past stores and see the shelves stacked with shiny red hearts, yummy chocolates and cards that express love in so many different ways. What’s even more fun is knowing that this celebration of love goes all the way back to 5th century Rome. Some…
If I were to ask you what one single leadership skill you’ve had to exercise the most in the last year, I’d venture to say that EMPATHY would be up there. What else would be on your list? Resilience. Strategy. Connection. Communication. Patience, Humanity? All of the above and more? As I talk to…
Years ago when the BIG banks were buying up the little banks I was working a lot in that sector. One day I got a call from a small bank in the Midwest that had been taken over by a bank twice its size. I thought they were calling to ask about a…
You either define the moment, or the moment defines you. In the past several months I’ll bet we’ve all had quite a few “Defining Moments.” Each time we define a new moment, a new way forward, it’s necessary to let go of an old belief system and replace it with one that is more…
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe deeply through your nose into your belly and exhale completely through your mouth. Make a sound. Perhaps a sigh. Put a hand on your heart as you breathe and you get an extra bonus. That tiny break in the action gives your body a chance to shift from the sympathetic…
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