I was born and raised in Tennessee. I’ve been to Graceland (and a special little place known as 'Graceland 2' known only to locals.) I...

My brain has really been on overdrive this week thinking about PIPs (performance improvement plan.) I know….I need to get out more. But...

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Few things light me up more than when a coaching client or Vistage member emails with me a thought provoking question inspired by our...

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My husband wrote a great article today prompted by the quote: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s...

In the second session of LeadWell we aim to put a little more structure around the journey exercise from session 1. I have coachees...

Over the next several weeks I am going to write about the 8 topics that I cover in the LeadWell Course for new people managers. Partly...

Most leadership teams I work with have some version of an accountability discussion at their annual meeting. In these meeting we identify...

I don’t read many business books anymore I see them as just slightly new takes on age old topics. Yes- we need to keep these topics...

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“Yes- you can quit.” But if you do the work you might not want to. It’s fascinating to me how opening up your options actually results in...

Yesterday I was set to attend an event for International Women’s Day. I have been looking forward to this event for weeks. My calendar...

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Noah Kahan has a song lyric that is currently haunting me. When I tried to share it verbally I choked, realizing I could not actually say...