In the last ezine, the feature article was called “What’s Love Got to do With It,” and, with this ezine coming out just before Valentine’s Day, I’m thinking again about the connection between love and leadership. I think everyone would agree that relationships are fundamental to great leadership. Not just for the leader’s organization, but…
Trust is considered essential for leadership, but where does real trust come from? We often hear about acting with integrity, consistency and fairness, recognizing value and rewarding achievement. While these are all important qualities in a leader, there is something deeper than all of these. What is it that really makes us trust another human…
Awakened Leadership: Gliding Through Change Gracefully People have been talking about the necessity of ‘managing change’ in companies for decades. Change has become a company constant, which is why many consulting companies focus exclusively on helping companies ‘manage’ change. The Awakened Leadership approach to change is based on a fundamental understanding of the human experience,…
Many people talk about the need for leaders to engender trust in their employees. Suggested ways to build trust are through living with integrity, being consistent and fair, recognizing and promoting value and rewarding achievement. But does trust really come from the outside, solely from actions you take? I believe that real trust is an…
I am coaching some new women clients who are starting new businesses. I have 4 steps that I usually outline for new entrepreneurs: 1) Listen2) Act3) Evaluate4) Act some more. In reviewing these steps, the importance, of #1 – Listen – has been striking me more and more lately. In The Missing Link, Sydney Banks…
I began working with a new client, Sarah, a few weeks ago. She came in because she was unhappy, and has relationship issues. She hasn’t been able to get over a break up from several years ago, and she’s in a relationship now that lacks the the depth and intimacy she craves. What struck me…
A Couples’ Story: Sally and Sarah have been learning the prinicples, and it has changed their marriage. A couple in their mid-30’s, they had been married for 7 years. Their relationship was up and down, due to lack of communication and fighting. Whenever they would get into a disagreement, they would talk and talk, trying…
I was talking with Sarah today, a client who came for the Four-Day Intensive. She was describing how her life has continued to change since the intensive. This is a woman who has struggled with relationships. As we discovered during the intensive, some of her relationship issues came from having a mind that was constantly busy. She had…
When Brian and Mary came for their couples’ intensive, they were on the verge of a divorce. They had been married for 30 years and had 4 kids who were now all leaving the nest. When I interviewed them before their intensive, he said he felt they just needed to spend some time together now…
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