Month: April 2019

The Internal Compass That Guides Great LeadershipMy coaching clients have a variety of goals: some are working on being more direct, and some are aiming to be more intentional with leadership. Sometimes a person is trying to get clear about what they really want in the future, and sometimes they are trying to gain skills to have more meaningful conversations right now.There are many helpful tools for achieving these goals, but there's one that is indispensable. And the good news is that this tool already exists inside of you. It's your inner self: your desires, dreams, and values, what you truly think and want; it's that inner voice that many of us ignore. It is what we sometimes refer to as your internal compass.The term may sound a little ethereal,…

To achieve great results at work we need to feel that we belong. “As members of a social species, we derive strength not from our rugged individualism but from our collective ability to plan, communicate, and work together,” writes author Brené Brown. Most of us have had at least occasional experiences of disconnection and loneliness outside of work, but how often do we pay attention to the times we—and others—feel disconnected at work? We might feel this sense of detachment during an interaction, at a meeting, on a team or more generally within an organization. This feeling can lead even normally secure people to ask themselves, “What’s wrong with me?” or “Am i good enough for this?” If this sense of disconnection and unease continues, we might develop a shame or disconnection cycle,…