Transform. Action. Strategy.
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
I must confess, I was terrified to write these blogs and the story of Ubuntu. Self-doubt, legitimacy, and Ms. Neiman’s creative writing class all conjure up feelings of inadequacies as I considered the conversation I wanted to share with you.
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
Have you ever played the picture card game “Would You Rather…” where your given two choices to select from some pretty obscure ideas (as in the picture above – would you rather wear your grandma’s wardrobe or wear a king
Have you ever had a moment when someone unexpectedly came alongside you through a difficult situation, and it was the game changer in your strength, possibly the outcome? I reckon most of us can recall such a moment and can
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
A former colleague at Department of Social & Health Services shared her mantra “write your story” with me. I can’t let go of it. The big idea: we make hundreds of subconscious choices daily in response to our environment and