If you’re looking to speak with more leadership presence, start by your reflecting on your sentence structure. Yes, that’s right, your sentence structure. Imagine that each sentence you speak is an arrow. The arrow you use will impact the way others perceive you in communications. What are your default arrows? …

Reflections on Dating Cities from the Cusp of Proposing. I drove past this sign for the Future Interstate this weekend. I missed my own photo opportunity, whizzing by it at over 70 mph while concurrently responding to it with a combination of laughter and tears. You see, I’m on my way north, to what my sister called my “hub”…

Every now and then, someone throws down a challenge for me to bottom-line a super complex topic. Recently, it was executive presence. Perhaps these hacks will support your quest for executive presence too. Manage the Oh Cool….Oh Crap Continuum We each have a quick gut reaction to knowing that someone…

As a reformed perfectionist, I could argue that there is a lot of good that it can deliver. It drives a desire for excellence. It goes hand in hand with conscientiousness, a known attribute for career and life success. It can fuel a learner’s mindset. Our response to perfectionism is…

One of the delightful consequences of pausing my travels because of the pandemic is that I can swim in the Gulf of Mexico on a regular basis. Recently the surf has been big enough to remind me of some basic life and work strategies for staying afloat. …

I’m sure we first met in early childhood, although the details of our first encounter didn’t stick in my memory as much as they did with other important people and things that influenced my life. I suspect we were introduced by my parents, grandparents, or maybe a babysitter. I can’t…

While attempting to creatively cut my own hair today (miss you, Chrys!), I had the book, Margin, pop to mind. Author Dr. Richard Swenson, defines margin as: “The amount available beyond what’s needed. It is something held in reserve for contingencies or unanticipated situations. …

Times like these make me grateful for the years I’ve spent understanding the basic operating systems of the brain and what they mean for us behaviorally, emotionally and experientially. …

“I’ve been waiting all day for this conversation”, John said. Skipping all the typical niceties of a meet and greet phone call, he raced forward. “I want to deconstruct the quest of leadership and build a step by step plan that we implement. How long will it take?” In true…