You want to expand your business edge as you make a greater positive impact. You can, through taking two steps toward culturally intelligent communication. For example, before I left for Malaysia and Hong Kong (photo) to teach International Business as well as Organizational Behavior for a US...

It takes courage: To stand for your beliefs and values. (I am not speaking about shooting people who may be different from you and that you therefore may feel threatened by or angry with.) I am referring to informed voting, speaking up in meetings, etc. To say goodbye or let go, whether through a...

Cultural OOPS!!! We are all on the journey to greater awareness, including cultural, and "OOPS" are bound to happen along the way. How do you handle oops when they occur? We had some examples in a previous vlog (1) of how to communicate with others when we hear their bias “oops.” Imagine my...

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,...

How do you use your "magic" to determine whether you experience a nightmare or honeymoon? Has this past year been a nightmare or more like a honeymoon for you? Many of my leadership, team and mentor coaching clients and I first experienced the pandemic and reactions to the protests like a...