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Core Memories, Kindness, and Leadership: What Grown-Ups Can Learn from 6th Grade Graduation
Improve the format. Don’t change any text or content. Just make it visually appealing for a blog post like adding bold and italic: Not long ago, I stood in front of a group of bright, brave, nervous sixth graders on their graduation day. Their eyes were wide with excitement and uncertainty as they prepared to leave the only school they’d ever known. As I spoke to them about courage, kindness, and confidence, I realized: everything I wanted them to remember—adults need to remember too. There’s something incredibly pure about childhood milestones. They strip away the noise and return us to the basics. Being kind. Being brave. Making someone feel seen. These are the things we celebrate in kids—and yet somewhere along the way, as we
Core Memories, Kindness, and Leadership: What Grown-Ups Can Learn from 6th Grade Graduation
Improve the format. Don’t change any text or content. Just make it visually appealing for a blog post like adding bold and italic: Not long ago, I stood in front of a group of bright, brave, nervous sixth graders on their graduation day. Their eyes were wide with excitement and uncertainty as they prepared to leave the only school they’d ever known. As I spoke to them about courage, kindness, and confidence, I realized: everything I wanted them to remember—adults need to remember too. There’s something incredibly pure about childhood milestones. They strip away the noise and return us to the basics. Being kind. Being brave. Making someone feel seen. These are the things we celebrate in kids—and yet somewhere along the way, as we
The Enneagram and Leadership
The Enneagram and Leadership: What’s Holding You Back From Authentic Impact? The short answer is, ourselves. As we develop into the humans we are today, from an early age, our minds or ego develops a strategy to safely navigate the world. Some Enneagram schools believe this is innate from birth,
Make 2025 The Year Of Investing In Your Staff
Why Should You Offer Professional Development Stipends In 2025? A Small Investment, a Big Impact In 2025, the organizations that thrive will be those that prioritize their people. Employees are looking for more then free donuts and shout out’s – they want to grow their skills and knowledge! Professional development
Creating a Feedback-Rich Culture
In the book “Leaders with a Capital L,” I write about the importance of feedback in fostering a thriving work environment. In it, argue that a culture of open, honest, and constructive feedback is crucial for both individual and organizational growth. A personal anecdote involved my early days as a
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Coaching a Dream to Reality
Feelings follow action. A story about the power of coaching. After I completed coaching training through Co-Active Training Institute a couple of years ago, I was resting on my sofa, recovering from a knee replacement, when my phone rang. “When are you going to work on that book you’ve been chipping away at?” my mentor coach Julie Colbrese asked me, directly and warmly. “Oh, my gosh, I know, I should do that. I mean I have the time right now but I’m just not feeling it,” I answered, slightly sheepish because I knew how that sounded. A weak light-heartedness barely masked my underlying hesitation and under-confidence. Compelled by the power of stories, I’ve been writing
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Core Memories, Kindness, and Leadership: What Grown-Ups Can Learn from 6th Grade Graduation
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