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Leadership Development: The Importance of Meaningful Feedback
Developing leaders at various levels in an organization is a strategic imperative for most businesses. Yet it falls into the “important and not urgent” box on an Eisenhower Matrix (also known as Urgent-Important Matrix), often getting sidelined by necessary day-to-day...
Family is a Family Business’s Greatest Liability – and its Greatest Asset
Family businesses are all around us—from neighborhood mom-and-pop stores to household names such as BMW, Samsung, and Wal-Mart Stores. Approximately 80% of all businesses in the United States are classified as a family business, meaning that a family owns a...
Creating Conditions for Teams to Thrive
Whether you own a business, manage a group of employees or lead a team of outside contractors that support your enterprise, it is more important than ever to create the conditions for your team to collectively achieve your vision of the future and generate...
Mindfulness in a Modern World
More than ever, we need to cultivate our ability to maintain focus, monitor our emotions, and make purposeful choices. The complexity and relentless pace of our world places exceptional demands on everyone. As our lives have become hyper-connected and our calendars...
Leading Mindfully: A Chat with Andrea Oliver of Hall Communications
In April, I had the pleasure of stopping by the Hall Communications studio for a Polk County Today interview about mindful leadership with Andrea Oliver. Here are some highlights from that conversation: As I continue to practice and teach mindfulness explaining what...
Between Stimulus and Response, there is Conscious Choice
Today’s leaders are living in a world of constant stimuli – the ping from the email inbox, the beep of a calendar reminder, the constant stream of text messages, phone calls, meetings and interruptions. Each task begs for attention and it often seems as if the hours...
5 Communication Tips That Can Make Love Last Longer
In celebration of Valentine’s Day and in honor of all of the relationships we hold near and dear, I’m sharing some relationship wisdom with you that was written by my cousin, Michaela Tomberlin, a licensed psychotherapist. Many of you have heard me share how special...
Mastering Leadership – An Insider’s View | Sustainability
Several months back when Chrissanne offered to write a blog about her Mastering Leadership experience, I was thrilled! Now that it's turned into a 4-part blog series, I'm humbled by her generosity of time, her willingness to be vulnerable about her journey, and the...
Realize Your Full Potential in 2017: 7 guidelines for getting the year off to a productive start
Now that the joy and frenzy of the holidays are behind us, don’t just get busy, get busy focusing on what matters most over the next 12 months. Having a productive year doesn’t happen by chance. Intentional reflection, planning and assessing along the way are...
Mastering Leadership – An Insider’s View | Retreat
One of the most soul-filling aspects of the work I do as an executive coach and business consultant is hosting retreat weekends at my family’s property on Crooked Lake. The tranquil setting on one of Florida’s most pristine lakes has been my sacred space for decades –...
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