Reimagining Work-Life BalanceDiscovering work-life balance isn't found outside of us but within us!Two questions you may want to consider:What perspective do I have about work-life balance that needs to shift? Which system in my life highly inf

Up-and-coming leaders: The Shaping of our Future

Feb 13th, 2024 14m 20s

Up-and-Coming Leaders: The Shaping of our FutureThree opportunities for leaders to support those who are up-and-coming!Opportunity #1: Provide the space for emerging leaders to become a larger version of themselves.Opportunity #2: Model the val

Making Choices That Matter Most

Jan 9th, 2024 15m 1s

Making Choices That Matter MostJoin me in considering the leadership skill needed for identifying choices that carry the most significant weight. This is not just about making good choices; this is about gaining the skill to ensure you are foc

Lighting up Liminal Spaces

Nov 9th, 2023 13m 21s

Lighting up Liminal SpacesLiminal spaces are that space between past and present. Liminality is the "in between", a transition from where you have been to where you are going. Liminal space is like standing on the edge of a precipice of someth

Launchpad Leadership (from the vault)

Oct 3rd, 2023 17m 19s

Launchpad Leadership:Some advantages of being a launchpad leader: 1. Sets a standard for growth and being growth minded2. Helps guide the hiring process. 3. Helps leaders to get to know others in the early days

Inner Thrive Uncovered

Sep 5th, 2023 11m 2s

When I see a leader who is thriving, I notice someone who has a consistent thread in their life of energy and enthusiasm. They are willing to explore with courage. Thriving in leadership is about the choices we make, not the situation we live

Leading with DIscernment

Aug 2nd, 2023 11m 41s

LEADING WITH DISCERNMENTDiscernment is an essential leadership skill resulting in powerful outcomes.Discernment brings clarity and wisdom to the table.3 ways to add discernment to your daily life: Optimize timeOptimize resourcesOptimize your ow

Insights into Positive Compromise

Feb 28th, 2023 14m 53s

Insights into Positive CompromiseSome of the most sought-after soft skills are problem solving, collaboration, and negotiation. All of these include the skills needed for positive compromise. Three primary approaches with leaders around this id

Economic opportunities with soft skills

Jan 31st, 2023 9m 57s

Economic opportunities with soft skillsAs a leadership strategist, I help leaders grow through the development of thesoft skills that are in demand in our job market today. One way you, as a leader, moves from success to significance is that yo

Self-awareness in all seasons

Dec 27th, 2022 12m 44s

Self-awareness in all seasons"I must know who I am before I can go telling. How can I share myself, if I don’t know who I’m sharing" Dr Nina Ellison at age 13Uncovering who you are, what you are, how you are and why you are! This is self-awaren

Gratitude is a load-bearing word.

Nov 22nd, 2022 14m 9s

Gratitude is a load-bearing wordIf gratitude is an active choice and not a passive emotion, then learning how to develop gratitude is a skill that can be acquired – a soft skill. Gratitude turns what we have into enough. Anonymous Lilly’s Less

Learning, Unlearning, Relearning = Readiness for Change

Oct 25th, 2022 15m 9s

Back to exploring the soft skill of being teachable…. Learning, Unlearning, Relearning: Part 2“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. “Alvin Toffler Why

Three Steps to Unlearning

Sep 27th, 2022 15m 12s

Learn, Unlearn, Relearn: Part IThree Steps to UnlearningUnlearning looks to a future where the things of the past that that are no longer relevant, accurate, or true are intentionally left behind. Care must be taken in unlearning so that the e

The Secret Sauce for Interprofessional Collaboration

Aug 24th, 2022 13m 21s

The Secret Sauce for Interprofessional Collaboration4 reasons that IPC is a soft skill worthy of developing:#1. IPC creates common good#2. IPC amplifies curiosity and gives it space to stand" Curiosity has its own reasons for existence." Alber

3 Decisions of Hope-Filled Leadership

Jul 26th, 2022 14m 23s

Today we are going to explore the soft skill of indirect communication. Learning the skill ofindirect communication fosters positive working relationships that impact the moraleand efficiency of those you influence. Sharing hope is a form of

Leader With A Decided Heart

Jun 28th, 2022 13m 3s

Leader with a decided heart In this discussion today I have purposely linked 4 pairs of words. The first 4 words describethose with a decided heart: consistent, articulate, passionate and hopeful. Thesecond set of words come from research that

From Frustration to Forward Thinking: one leader’s journey

May 24th, 2022 16m 33s

From Frustration to Forward Thinking: one leader’s journey Learn from an experienced architect and leader, Aju Johnson, Ten lessons learned in moving from frustration to forward thinking:1. Be real about your emotions. Call them out!2. Under

Making Space for Generative Dialogue

Apr 26th, 2022 11m 4s

Making Space for Generative DialogueGenerative dialogue is the ability to produce new value and meaning through words. Can a leader truly create the space for generative dialogue to happen? Absolutely. Five characteristics of leaders who creat

Lessons Learned in Paradoxical Leadership

Mar 29th, 2022 13m 23s

Lessons Learned in Paradoxical Leadership Three growth lessons in the paradoxes of leadership: Number One: Be aware of the Pyrrhic victory: being wrong by being so very right. Number Two:Discovering the win comes in being both timely and timele

Love in the Workplace

Feb 23rd, 2022 10m 33s

What IS life enriching love in the workplace? “The thread woven through all principles of RAFT is love. Love connects the dots. Learning how to love those you work with in an authentic and appropriate way not only advances a sense of worth and

Leaders Connected to Personal Purpose

Jan 25th, 2022 9m 6s

Leaders connected to personal purposeWithout purpose a leader cannot flourish! A leader’s purpose is not the same as an organizations mission, vision and values. Purpose guides life decisions; influences our actions and the direction our life

Launch a hero through value-recognition

Nov 30th, 2021 11m 15s

Launch a hero through value-recognition Four steps to consider when seeking to launch heroes through value-recognition: #1. DISCOVER YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE IN VALUING OTHERS#2 ACKNOWLEDGE WHO THE HERO IS#3 PICK THE RIGHT TIME TO COMMUNICATE THE

Safe Spaces in the Leadership Mirror with J Haleem

Oct 28th, 2021 17m 18s

Safe Spaces in the Leadership Mirror with J Haleem· There are few spaces in our life where we are encouraged to be vulnerable, to speak clearly and authentically, without negative pushback · It is tough to be vulnerable but it is tra

The Big Deal about a Leader's Inner Circle

Sep 30th, 2021 12m 53s

The big deal about inner circles:Question One: What’s the big deal about inner circles?Potential characteristics when a leader doesn’t have that inner circle:Loneliness, feeling isolated and discouragedA sense of carrying the bulk of the load i

Mentoring young women in leadership with Mercy Achola

Aug 25th, 2021 16m 34s

Mentoring young women in leadership with Mercy Achola (Part II)Key thoughts for young women in leadership: Prioritize: know what is important at what time in your life Understand the seasons of your life and live true to thatBe ready to shif