To be ethically sensitive means being self-aware of our intentions in all our relationships. We need to ask ourselves – “what is my moral compass? How can I stay true to my values, and how I want to show up in the world.”...
Ethics are on my mind. I've recently been sitting on the horns of a few ethical dilemmas in my coaching practice, and it's not a comfortable place to be. As my coaching supervisor likes to remind me – “ethical dilemmas are prime opportunities for learning and for enhancing our coaching practice.”...
I tend to remember some conversations from 360-degree feedback more than others. My work coaching senior executives invariably involves some form of feedback from the organizational system. ...
Change is inevitable and always unprecedented. What looks the same at the global, organizational, or personal level cannot be the same simply because there are no repeats in life. Nothing is static. Systems change changing people, and people make decisions that influence systems....
When something ends or changes, like a reorganization or the departure of team members, it best to see it as an external reality, something everyone agrees happened. A transition, on the other hand, is what occurs in the minds of individuals, groups, and teams as they grapple with loss and the lack of clarity around what comes next....
Change can bring both excitement and tension, and a combination of the two. Our job as leaders is to make the necessary adjustments to keep our team members focused on the critical tasks at hand....
The Autumnal Equinox, 2022, the first day of fall, begins Thursday, September 22, in the Northern Hemisphere. For those of us south of the equator, this “moment in time when the sun crosses the earth’s equator” (the meaning of equinox), brings the arrival of spring....
“I may not be an interesting person, but I have a lot of interests,” a friend quipped. Self-deprecating humor aside, this friend is among the more interesting individuals I know. ...
Politics happen inside and outside organizations. With the mid-term elections in less than 60 days, the current political climate in the US is rife with divergent views and, too often, toxicity. Virtually everyone has an opinion, or an opinion about those who have their opinions. ...
Poetry and leadership go together more than you might think. Poetry uses words to reveal the essence of life, what it feels like and means to be alive. More than any other form of writing, poetry connects us to ourselves, others, and the wider world....