We had a saying in corporate communications when it came to reputation management… sometimes you have to simply aim for fair and balanced because there may not be any winning. It’s especially true for your critics. But what if you could change that? Considering your interpersonal relationships: Have you learned that someone who actually has some meaningful impact on your career had something negative to say about you?…
It is rare that I post new business wins with organizations, but this one is pretty special and uncovers some work that I’ve been doing for some time in this industry, but never at this scale. Recently, I joined forces with @Lyric Opera Chicago to kick off an integrated engagement which blends, individual and group coaching, consulting, workshops and brainstorming to primarily assist their development teams and DE&I…
In part two of our series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, we examine the benefit of having an uncommon group of people on your personal board—junior staff members. I know… the corporate hierarchy traditionally dictates that you deal with your immediate subordinates, peers and then upward and across into your boss’ realm and into their boss’ circle of influence. You only deal with the more junior people…
Consider that written feedback seems to be more piercing than the spoken kind. We can stare at it, revisit it. It seems more permanent and carries more lasting impact. It seers into our psyche. Try not to give negative feedback the entirety of your attention especially if you have glowing and more neutral feedback to consider. Let’s do some math: ➕ Count the number of positive statements ➕…
Proximity can be an aspiration killer. When I was running my agency, I recall putting a policy in place for interns that they could not immediately be hired on to my staff until they joined another agency. Then they could boomerang if they’d like, but only after experiencing another work environment. They didn’t understand it. In fact, one of my intern’s parents called and tried to talk me…no,…
Have 10-20 years experience under your belt and are at least at the director level? Let’s talk sponsorship! In this 6-part series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, I discuss all the components of your personal board of directors to make it effective and how to activate it. Today, I drop two tips–how to initiate getting sponsors on board, and, conversely, how to make it happen more organically.…
Shrink. When you think about it, you didn’t come up with that notion at work. It’s a part of corporate culture. In fact, the word corporate means “one body,” so it only makes sense that it has been ingrained in you that being a standout is ultimately frowned upon. Shining is a no go, right? What a direct conflict to the word leadership. Recently, my client work…
Did you know that forgiveness is a powerful tool in leadership arsenal? You discuss the merits on Sundays and sometimes even Wednesday night, but why haven’t you allowed it into your workplace? I speak with clients everyday who are taking on new roles, but expressing angst about moving forward based on something that happened to them in the past. So we work on what it takes to truly…
These freebies will get you on your way! 😎 ✅ Trying to gain clarity around your career ascension? ✅ Want to gain more focus for better productivity? ✅ Navigating bias in your workplace? ✅ Battling brain fog with all the bad news that surrounds us? ✅ Want to leverage mindfulness to let go of past work traumas? ✅ Or maybe you have another leadership challenge… WATCH the video…
Are you doing all the things? I have some powerful questions that could lead you back to sanity, even as you stretch yourself to reach your goals. Sometimes letting go needs to be an item on your to-do list. Put pen to paper and see what you can do to take back the reins on the overwhelm and exhaustion. If you want to strategize how you can live…