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Guiding Paths: Empowering Leadership and Career Insights


Gratitude
Giving thanks for all the wonderful things we have in our lives The United States observed the Thanksgiving holiday last week and my day...
Nov 28, 20232 min read


Recognition
I was recently honored to be the subject of an article by Fuzia as a Thoughtleader in their Humans of Fuzia feature. When I was first...
Nov 18, 20232 min read


Bias Against Women - How You Can Help
"I don't get a good vibe off of her." I was talking with a man who normally reaches conclusions about people based on their individual...
Nov 3, 20235 min read


It's Not What You Do
It's the Way That You Do It I was listening to some perfect-for-Sunday-morning jazz vocals and heard "Tain't What You Do (It's the Way...
Oct 15, 20232 min read


Are You Efficient or Effective?
Striving for Both I heard a fitness expert talk about how we can become efficient at certain movements even when the movements are not...
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Lessons in Leadership from a Rottie: Implicit Bias
Excerpt from an article published by VantageShift's CEO on Medium. Read the whole article here. “Dog racism is real.” I was at a beginner...
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Lessons in Leadership from a Rottie - EQ
Excerpt from an article published by VantageShift's CEO on Medium. Read the whole article here. As I wrote in the initial chapter of...
Sep 11, 20233 min read


Social Skills at Work
Not Just a New Grad Issue I read an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "New Grads Have No Idea How to Behave in the Office" and...
Aug 26, 20232 min read


Your First Coaching Session
The Beginning of the Coaching Relationship You've had the Intro Chat. You've decided to engage in coaching. What happens next? Now, it's...
Aug 1, 20232 min read


What Happens During Our Intro Chat
Why We Have an Intro Chat Our Intro Chat is your time to discover more about coaching in general and about my coaching, specifically....
Jul 30, 20231 min read


6 Lessons in Leadership from a Rottie
Adapted from this article by Suzanne on Medium
Jul 22, 20231 min read


Are You Your Best Version?
Expectations If you were raised as I was, it was instilled in you that the best professional lives followed an established pattern. It...
Jun 27, 20232 min read


Why I Do Less to Achieve More
Making the case for getting off the busy-ness wheel The Confession I am a recovering workaholic. There, I said it out loud. My...
Jun 8, 20232 min read


Fix the Problem Not the Blame
The Problem Does this sound familiar? There's a huge mess at work. The cause could be bad process, unforeseen risks becoming issues or...
Jun 6, 20232 min read


Coaching or Advising?
When I first started looking into coaching, I thought that coaches teach and provide advice. The word coach evokes ideas of authority...
Jun 1, 20231 min read


I’m an ICF Member. What Does That Mean for My Clients?
When I was first introduced to coaching, I worked with people who had little or no formal training from a coaching organization. I didn’t...
May 17, 20231 min read


Why People Work with Coaches
Coaching has become increasingly popular recently, and for good reason. According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), there...
May 17, 20231 min read

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