Transform. Action. Strategy.
Having worked in and with government for the past 18 years, I stay clear from acronyms whenever I can. Every department, form, process seems to use an acronym and then the acronym is used throughout the course of business. As
Sometimes I feel as if I should apologize for my impatience. At times I question whether I was the only person who got the memo that there is work to do. Sometimes I am curious whether its my astrological sign
I’m pretty sure I am not the only coach who has used the metaphor of a butterfly with a client. A Google search of “butterfly metaphor” resulted in 2.6 Million results, suggesting the idea isn’t novel. A good coach is positive, enthusiastic,
Allowing yourself to receive is paramount. Whatever you allow yourself to receive you will be better at giving, whether that is love, feedback, time, or energy. Receiving can also be hard. As leaders, we have a responsibility to receive as
There is so much content about leadership. A Google search will deliver 2.6 Billion results offering various topic areas of ‘how to define leadership,” “leadership skills,” “styles” (e.g. transformative, authoritarian, transactional), “why is leadership important,” along with many other pieces
I have been working with different government (city, county and state) clients for several years, and I regularly work on-site at the client’s office. Generally, I park my car far enough away to get bonus steps in my day, and
I have never been a person in pursuit of cut flowers, although I immensely enjoy flowers… in my yard (to cut, or gaze over), on my dining room table (to smell and add beauty), at my desk (to smell, and
Here is some specific tidbits T.A.S. shared recently with South Sound YMCA leaders about Problem Solving A3s. With improvements, it is good when you slow down the quick reaction and impulses to solve the problem, to really explore the deeper
I first fell upon this word ubuntu when reading the book “Tribal Leadership” by Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright. The African word was made popular in western cultures by Desmond Tutu. For me, it struck a chord as
T.A.S. closed out the Character Day 2016 by re-watching the interview between Let It Ripple founder Tiffany Shlain and Angela Duckworth, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, University of Penn, and author of best-selling book called GRIT. It’s a crazy interview where Dr. Duckworth