Marilyn’s RESOURCES
Cultural Intelligence for The Leading Edge: How CQ Are You and Why Should You Care?
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...
The World Transition Team-Are You On It?
"The world is changing and I am on the World Transition Team": are you? How are you, your team and organization playing on and for the team to create a world in which everyone can thrive? #unlockallpotential Divisive and destructive political campaigns, economic and...
WHAT Did You Just Say? Challenging Communication 2 Step
Have you ever felt like walking away from a conversation, or screaming, "WHAT did you just say?" My HR colleague, Randy Woehl, provides another communication option, which I follow up with a second challenging communication step. When Randy hears a limiting statement...
Force, Wonder, Gentleness: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Toddler
Hi, Marilyn O'Hearne with some thoughts about force, wonder and gentleness. Every week I spend time with my toddler grandson, and I'm learning life and leadership lessons with him. I share the image of him holding his Easter bucket, waiting with wonder and expectantly...
Partner for Breakthrough rather than Breakdown
How do you partner for breakthrough rather than breakdown: hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, divisions, violence? Consider a majestic oak tree beginning to grow by breaking through a tiny acorn, underground, to sprout. It is not always easy and sometimes...
From “Wrong” to “Chess Game” through Cultural Mindset: New Invitations!
“I want to prove to them they are wrong!” my leadership coaching client said after I asked him for an example of his coaching goals. His goals were improving his negotiation skills and external relationships so he and his organization could be more effective. "I want...
Want Results like Jeff Weiner, Linkedin CEO? Practice Compassion!
Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner spoke this morning on CBS about how he started his leadership journey where most begin: ego-centric, expecting others to be like him, which limits organizational success. Can you remember beginning your career journey this way?...
Judgment: How to Flip It for Improved Decision Making, Relationships
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...
The New World Breaking Open: How Are You Contributing?
The World Breaking Open, rather than falling apart: how are you contributing? In our "Coaches as Facilitators of the New World" roundtable podcast for Sacred Changemakers, we discussed how to contribute to our world breaking open recently, viewing our role as...
Gateways: How Are You Stepping Through?
"Gateway! I want to go back (or fast forward)!" Gateway, threshold, portal: "passages into or out of a place or condition"(1) "the point at which something starts to happen or change"(2), sometimes magical, time travel, intergalactic. There's a part of me that wishes...

Cultural Intelligence for The Leading Edge: How CQ Are You and Why Should You Care?
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...

The World Transition Team-Are You On It?
"The world is changing and I am on the World Transition Team": are you? How are you, your team and organization playing on and for the team to create a world in which everyone can thrive? #unlockallpotential Divisive and destructive political campaigns, economic and...

WHAT Did You Just Say? Challenging Communication 2 Step
Have you ever felt like walking away from a conversation, or screaming, "WHAT did you just say?" My HR colleague, Randy Woehl, provides another communication option, which I follow up with a second challenging communication step. When Randy hears a limiting statement...

Force, Wonder, Gentleness: Life and Leadership Lessons from a Toddler
Hi, Marilyn O'Hearne with some thoughts about force, wonder and gentleness. Every week I spend time with my toddler grandson, and I'm learning life and leadership lessons with him. I share the image of him holding his Easter bucket, waiting with wonder and expectantly...

Partner for Breakthrough rather than Breakdown
How do you partner for breakthrough rather than breakdown: hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, divisions, violence? Consider a majestic oak tree beginning to grow by breaking through a tiny acorn, underground, to sprout. It is not always easy and sometimes...

From “Wrong” to “Chess Game” through Cultural Mindset: New Invitations!
“I want to prove to them they are wrong!” my leadership coaching client said after I asked him for an example of his coaching goals. His goals were improving his negotiation skills and external relationships so he and his organization could be more effective. "I want...

Want Results like Jeff Weiner, Linkedin CEO? Practice Compassion!
Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner spoke this morning on CBS about how he started his leadership journey where most begin: ego-centric, expecting others to be like him, which limits organizational success. Can you remember beginning your career journey this way?...

Judgment: How to Flip It for Improved Decision Making, Relationships
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...

The New World Breaking Open: How Are You Contributing?
The World Breaking Open, rather than falling apart: how are you contributing? In our "Coaches as Facilitators of the New World" roundtable podcast for Sacred Changemakers, we discussed how to contribute to our world breaking open recently, viewing our role as...
Gateways: How Are You Stepping Through?
"Gateway! I want to go back (or fast forward)!" Gateway, threshold, portal: "passages into or out of a place or condition"(1) "the point at which something starts to happen or change"(2), sometimes magical, time travel, intergalactic. There's a part of me that wishes...