24
Feb

10 Coaching Questions To Ask Yourself to Solve Your Leadership Challenges

I spend a lot of time discussing leadership challenges with leaders at all levels. The reason for all of these discussions? Leading people is difficult. It requires a commitment much greater than doing “just a job”. It requires positivity, resilience, and a lot of self-awareness and introspection. Oftentimes, leadership challenges start …
03
Feb

When Being Right is Wrong for Leaders

A few conversations I’ve had lately have gotten me thinking about how being right often becomes a derailer for leaders. In one conversation, two people were arguing about something completely inconsequential. They were both so adamant about being right about the subject that voices were raised, tension was high, and others in the room felt …
05
Mar

Attack Social Anxiety at Work, and Scary Office Networking

I love life, people, and new experiences. However, I also have my socially awkward moments, and feelings of inadequacy. I’m not unique, and I’m not alone. However, it is how we handle those negative feelings that set us apart from those who remain frozen in fear.  The majority of us have at least one type of social situation that causes us nervousness …
19
Feb

6 Ways I Learned to Like People that I Don’t Like, and Build Relationships

With all the people that we are connected to, it is inevitable that we will encounter a few that we are not fond of. The reasons may be blatant, but they also may be subconscious. However, if we can uncover and acknowledge some of these reasons, we have a greater chance of resolving the issue, which means improved relationships, culture, and productivity. …
06
Feb

Digital Fluency, Hashtags, and Reinventing Work – on Business Over Coffee

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sherri Henley on her blogtalk radio show, Business over Coffee. I finally had the chance to listen to it myself and wanted to share with you ICYMI! We talk about: my use of social media to meet people and to build my business the need for Digital Fluency why hashtags are a must on Twitter how …
11
Dec

Why is this store SO HAPPY?

A retail store where EVERYONE is happy (including me as a customer)? How is this possible? On a busy Saturday in November (just when the Holiday shoppers are out-and-about), I encountered an assortment of Home Hardware Associates. ALL were happy, friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. They all took initiative, and seemed to genuinely take pride in their …
08
Oct

DON’T Put Down Your Phone – Twitter Connects!

I just watched a beautiful video by Rapper/Poet/Artist Prince Ea. It was published on YouTube Sept 29th, 2014. Through his words during the video, the Artist tells the audience to put down their phones. A few of the lyrics include, “Do I not have the patience to have conversations without abbreviation? This is the generation of media over stimulation. …
07
Oct

My eHarmony Story

You’ve heard the online dating success stories: “my friend Sam met her husband on eHarmony”, or “I was just at an eHarmony wedding”. As a single person in the 21st century, I had to give eHarmony a try. So why write about it on my business blog?  Because my eHarmony story is actually about a lack of digital fluency, extremely poor customer …