We were smiling, laughing, enjoying a relaxed catching up time together around the table, with cups of tea, my two bright adult daughters and I. Shifting to national news, I said in a “this is driving me crazy” tone, “Can you believe these fear based commercials and how those people are actually...

Take a lesson from Goldilocks.  You do not want your Communication Directometer™ to show too direct (her porridge “too hot”), getting burned (losing business); or too indirect (“too cold”), also risking losing business. How do you discover what is the cultural “just right” level on the...

How CQ are you and why should you care about cultural intelligence?  To stay on the leading edge, in our culturally complex, interconnected world and diverse workforce, and to avoid creating the "cultural oops" we fear. ICF, the International Coaching Federation, in its updated competencies, as...

What is your success word and how is it propelling your success and guiding you, for greatest impact and transformation? When you choose and focus on a success word, the power of intent (Harvard Business Review article) kicks in and begins to create that reality*. We coaches use this neuroscience...

What's your why, your purpose, your organization's purpose, do they match, and how do they show up in your work and your decision making? I coach leaders and coaches to clarify their why and how it aligns with organizational purpose and shows up in their work. When we are clear about our purpose,...