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Senior Leader: “I want my team to lead their best lives.”
A senior leader at a Hedge Fund wanted her people to function as a team rather than a group of individual self-serving contributors. She asked for a shared commitment to serve the organization – not just compliance. There was push back. Turns out, her people didn’t...
I Don’t Know Emotions
A client easily rose up the levels of her organization. She is well-respected for her ability to distill and prioritize information that put together a logical and well-founded case. She is known for her direct manner and serious tone. “I need to meet with the Board...
Shining the Light on the Tough Conversation
Two examples: 1 When a leader was disregarded by a person who was not her peer in front of important investors, she could decide to address it or leave it as the all too prevalent “missing conversation.” When she mastered being able to ask the honest questions, “Why...
Practices from Improvisation You Can Use in Your Leadership
Every improviser has a process -- and at the very critical points, they ditch it and follow their gut. Improvisation is thought to be one of the most frightening gigs around yet is exhilarating once mastered. When in performance, improvisers in front of an audience...
Helping Women Leaders find their Voice to succeed in the 21st Century
Women leaders strive to find their voice and get themselves heard. Authentic, talented, hardworking, intelligent, creative women tell me that even when they have their seat at the table, at times, it feels difficult to get their voices heard. I work with women from...
How to Read the Room
Back in the day, when I'd go on sales calls with my team, I'd ask if I they'd take the lead and that I'd be "Second Chair"- relating to the position of an instrument in an orchestra. As "Second Chair" I'd take the position of listening to not only what was being said,...
