See and Be Seen

  Today, there is so much value being placed upon having Presence. In our workplace, we are asked to project leadership presence. What does that mean? It means in the moment having full engagement with another. The leader who is one who declares the future learns that...

How do we turnaround our Teams

I believe that all workplaces can be a place for immense creativity and harmony. Old paradigm: Management has all the answers. The day of top down is dead. It’s unrealistic and irrelevant in today’s marketplace. Rather, today, Management can tap into the wisdom of its...

Why Kindness?

Let’s consider the potential impact of our practice of kindness. To give you an idea of the potential impact of our practice of peace and love, consider the work of Dr. David R. Hawkins, author of Power vs. Force and other books on human consciousness. Dr....

The Presence of Presence – Physical Aura

I read this recently: Anna Deavere Smith, consummate actor and activist, was speaking about physical aura, that is, presence. She was relaying a story about a humble man, still touchingly capable of awe in what she called “the presence of presence.” Ms....

Giving Feedback – Rightly

While coaching leaders, often I am asked to help them conquer their fear of giving feedback.  I’m reminded of the time while working with a group of top leaders from a global bank when they said, “Hand on heart, Martha, we absolutely hate delivering...

What if the power of our teams could do this?

James Hill for the New York Times The Power of the Team Maya DiRado, US 2016 Olympic Gold Medal winner for the 200m Backstroke Q:  “When you looked up at the board, what did you expect to see?”   Maya:   “I don’t know. I could tell I was in the race at the end....