I wrote a LinkedIn post a while back about a fascinating experience I had at a corporate retreat—not as a participant, but as the facilitator. The context: I facilitated a…
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Why Your Leadership Development Programs Are Holding You Back From Creating a Culture of Belonging
Take out a sheet of paper and let’s do a quick reflection. The prompt: who’s on the leadership team in your organization? Identify each person and consider the following questions:…
Continue More, Start Less: Four Prompts to Evaluate Your Firm’s DEIB Effectiveness
Looking back on all the changes we have seen in the workplace in 2021, I am starting to feel pretty hopeful. Organizations made some big commitments this year. A few…
Should you mandate that your next leadership hire be Black? Or even a woman?
Now that the language and concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion have proven they are here to stay in corporate culture, it may be tempting to think we’ve moved past…
Topic 4: Bringing It All Together – Pacing Yourself on the Journey Ahead
We have all experienced a range of emotions over the past couple of weeks. One person that kept me inspired the entire time was Stacey Abrams. I saw Abrams speak…
Beyond Training Series – Topic One: You’ve Released a Company Statement (or Two), Now What? How to Step Out of Your Sedentary Silence
Consider the story of Matthew. Matthew is the CEO of a mid-sized technology company. The last several months have thrown Matthew into a frenzy. He’s witnessed calamities that he never…
How to avoid employee coaching burnout
I am still reflecting on a memorable conversation that I recently had with someone. At a reception, a woman who works for a very reputable company, let’s call her Tina,…
How to reach new heights through coaching more and advising less
While coaching and advising are often conflated, they are two different types of interactions with different levels of impact. This is an important distinction in the workplace that we should…