Category: Leadership Development

If you are shopping for a new hero… someone to admire, someone to inspire you, someone to motivate you to new heights… then look no further.  Let me tell you about Barbara Stegemann. How I hadn’t heard about this woman before now is a mystery to me, but I’m so glad I found her. I…

Recently a Harvard Business professor said something that I had. been thinking for years (yes, it’s great when a Harvard Business School professor validates your thinking!).  It was during a presentation in Toronto by Dr. Laura Huang that I heard a powerful message that made me feel as though I was on the right track…

We hear in the news and we see in our workplaces evidence that discrimination, stereotyping and biases still exist.  We believe it’s other people, and not us, who hold these limiting and unhelpful beliefs.  If you ask us if we are biased against a group of people, we are offended by the mere asking of…

The family Olympics continues and while I’m clear that I’ll never make a great runner, I am also clear that unusual circumstances bring out leadership qualities and talents. As my boys ran ahead together, my husband stayed with me. What I noticed was that Hubby would often run behind me, letting me get well ahead,…

I remember my early career aspirations and the belief that I could do anything I wanted to do and I could be anything I wanted to be. One thing that would spur me on faster than anything else was to tell me I couldn’t do something because I was a woman. In fact, that’s probably…

Stephen Covey taught many people many things. Some lessons he taught in person, and many more through his books. His passing won’t mark the end of his influence, and will hopefully spark a new generation to learn about this great man.