October 26, 2022
Ethical Maturity
The aim of our ethical journey as leaders and coaches is to embody ethical maturity. This means integrating all we experience and learn into an ethically sound way of being and doing....
October 24, 2022
Ethical Framework
Ethics most often come into play in leadership, and in coaching, when a decision is needed, sometimes urgently, about a perceived ethical dilemma. ...
October 19, 2022
Ethical Sensitivity and Mindfulness
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.”...
October 18, 2022
The Importance of Ethical Dilemmas in Coaching
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.”...
October 13, 2022
The Importance of Doing the Work
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. ...
October 5, 2022
Leading Through Systemic Change
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....
September 27, 2022
Mindfulness During Changing Conditions
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....
September 21, 2022
Adapting to Natural Changes
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....
September 15, 2022
Authentic Listening and Being Open to Change
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. ...
August 4, 2022
Poetry and Leadership
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....