Move Forward by Letting Go
Recently I was working with a client company that is struggling to survive in the current economic downturn. The leadership decided to take a few days to work on their team effectiveness and establish their goals for next year. As we worked on plans to move forward, group members raised a number of issues about [...]
Let the Conversation Begin: The Shriver Report
The executive summary of the Shriver Report opens with a powerful statement: “This report describes how a woman’s nation changes everything about how we live and work today. Now for the first time in our nation’s history, women are half of all U.S. workers and mothers are the primary breadwinners or co-breadwinners in nearly two-thirds [...]
Keeping Everyone in the Conversation
A professional colleague of mine recently wrote to me about a situation he encountered. He was at a meeting of a board of directors. A question was posed to the group, to which he responded with the first opinion. Everyone who spoke after him disagreed with his opinion. The conversation went on for 30 minutes. [...]
Difficult Conversations: Bring Light and Warmth
On this beautiful Washington, D.C. day I am preparing to help an organization confront some very hard conversations. As I look at the sun streaming through my window, it occurs to me that I need to bring light and warmth into the room with my clients. The light is for bringing light to the truth [...]