The Kind of Certainty That Limits You
Most of the founders and leaders I work with are looking for certainty. They want more data. More validation. I understand that. Certainty feels like solid ground. But here’s what […]
Why Saying “I’m Sorry” Feels So Uncomfortable
A few nights ago, I gave my husband Simon a taste of a dish I was making, one I know he loves. “Did you change the recipe?” he asked. “It […]
The Real Reason You’re Not Changing
I came across a number I can’t stop thinking about. When high-risk heart patients are told they will die if they don’t change – diet, exercise, medication – only about […]
Questions Are for When You’re Struggling – Or So We Think
I’m still a bit perplexed. I was watching the Australian Open this year and something the commentators kept saying caught my attention. Elena Rybakina, the world #3, was playing exceptionally […]
Pattern vs. Exception: A Simple Leadership Filter
I used to waste an incredible amount of energy on the wrong problems. My shipping manager would panic over every return. Customer service would treat every complaint like a five-alarm […]
The Story I Never Questioned
His New Year’s gift to me: an invitation to a Byron Katie workshop. “A head-shrinking workshop on New Year’s Eve? Can’t we do something more normal?!” Simon was asking me […]
What ‘Having It’ Actually Looks Like
I was coaching a client who felt his marketing team wasn’t respected by sales. He was frustrated, convinced sales saw them as just “the creative people” who didn’t really understand […]
The One Question Most Leaders Never Ask Themselves
There’s a difference between leaders who drain energy from a room and those who generate it. It starts with a question most leaders rarely ask themselves: Where am I right […]
The Questions That Give You Away
I was coaching a COO last week and she was really upset. She started telling me how her design team completely missed the mark on an important project. “I have […]
Start Listening. Lead Better.
Is it just me, or have people forgotten how to listen? It’s ironic, but we don’t listen to the ones we know the best because we think we already know […]