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This week’s episode is about celebrating the small wins and why this is such a big deal to do.

I recently worked with someone who hired me to as a coach to help her make progress with a myriad of priorities in work and in life. There were so many priorities that it was overwhelming. Some things were getting done while others were at a stand-still. Add in the background of the pandemic, which is its own kind of overwhelm that so many of us are experiencing. For all the long hours she was working, she was missing out on the satisfaction of getting stuff done. We focused on clearly defining goals that were
motivating & achievable; we set goals in each priority area, do-able actions, and started noting the wins and progress.

In our first call, I talked about how important the little wins are and by the 3 rd call she kind of rolled her eyes and said, “I know you’re going to ask me about the little wins,” but then...

Join Trisha Stewart, Karen Pollins and me as we talk about the inherent risk of being an entrepreneur, balancing motherhood with running a business, time management, holding people accountable, staying present, and how we get the support we need. 

Karen is my sister-in-law and is a partner at Goldblum & Pollins, an immigration law firm in the Philadelphia area. Karen heads the firm’s medical and research teams. She is supremely dedicated to her clients' rights and she is equal parts incredibly smart and incredibly kind.

I met Trisha through Karen many years ago. Trisha is the owner of Barbarella, a luxury hair salon which she founded in 2006 and has steadily grown ever since. Trisha is artistic, delightful, and is fierce about creating a beautiful experience for her customers.

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Join Kevin Grayling, Susanna Hooper and me as we talk about leading through this very different year and some of the best lessons we’ve learned in our careers. Kevin is the Chief Information Officer for Florida Crystals (they make sugar), and Susanna is a leadership and life coach.

I’ve known Kevin and Susanna for many years. Susanna and I worked together at a consulting firm; we met Kevin when he was at Kraft and the 3 of us led a project together. Life has taken us in different directions, we’ve stayed friends and catch up every couple months – this time, we’re catching up on the podcast.

Join us as we talk about managing our energy, caring for relationships, designing behaviors that didn’t exist before, the interdependence of idea development and having fun.

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Join Lisa Haflett, Aimee Adams and me as we talk about our experiences of being a woman and being a leader in each of our 25+ year careers. Lisa and Aimee are two of my best friends from high school and we had a lot of fun with these topics which we’ve never really talked about before.

Lisa is an Executive Director at a large biopharm company, and Aimee is a Director of Creative & Media at a boutique marketing agency, so each woman brings a unique perspective. Join us as we talk about having confidence, mentoring, paying your dues, people-pleasing, leading a team in our new virtual environment, becoming aware of subtle dynamics, and finding your voice. 

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 Today’s podcast is about the Imposter Syndrome: how it comes in like a sneak attack, how we can notice it when it’s happening with others, and how to get out of it fast… getting back to being centered and confidently leading people to make great things happen.

The Imposter Syndrome is – quite simply when we feel like an imposter, a fraud, like we got by on luck instead of merit and we don’t belong where we are.

Imagine you’re at a conference and you get acknowledged for something great that you did, something you worked your butt off for. It’s a big deal thing for you and for the company. People are clapping and patting you on the back. You look around to make eye contact with someone who’s important to you (a friend or someone who’s opinion you care a lot about) and they’re not clapping. Maybe they’re even walking away.

Maybe you think, “They must...

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Hi there. Today’s podcast is about Faith, Trust and Curiosity and how these elements are essential to great leadership. Faith and Trust are essential to being centered and making bold moves. Curiosity is an incredible leverage point to making great stuff happen.

Regarding Faith, I’m going to talk about the logic and practicality of it, whether you believe in a higher power or not.

The combination of Faith and Trust and Curiosity feeds growth: yours, the people around you, and your business results.

As I’ve said before, being centered and confident is essential when you’re leading because you’re out in front, literally making the way forward and gaining people’s trust to go with you.

Faith and Trust: Why they’re essential to being a centered, confident leader
Faith. Most people hear that word and think of religion so let me address that first.
I don’t consider myself a religious person,...

In this episode, I interview my long-time friend and former work colleague, Jon Greenawalt, the Chief Performance Officer for 15Five. We talk about the competitive strength of purpose-led organizations, and how giving regular and empowering feedback fosters an engaged and growth-focused organization.  

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Today’s podcast is about information flow: getting and giving information in a way that’s empowering, and sifting out any negative energy that can naturally come with communications, particularly in stressful times.

I’m recording this episode in May and many of us are still dealing with ramifications from Stay-At-Home. Some of my clients’ businesses are doing great and are of course adjusting how they manage aspects of operations. And I have other clients who are hit hard by this and are implementing pay cuts, lay-offs, furloughs.

But whether it’s a global pandemic or another crisis, we’ve all dealt with stressful times at work. Granted, the pandemic is on the high end of “stressful times at work” – but in a basic sense, we’ve all dealt with crisis and stress.

In my first podcast episode, I talked about being centered – and how critical this is to leadership....

In this episode, I interview my friend, Meagan Watkins. Meagan is the head of Organizational Development, Learning & Development and Talent management at Urban Outfitters, Inc. We chat about empathetic listening as a key leadership skill and the quest to find balance when the lines between work and home are increasingly blurred. Both topics have been relevant for many years - and will continue to be - but they're necessary for leadership effectiveness in 2020. 

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