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New Year’s Musings 2013

I’ve been very earth-bound this year. I’ve been growing a new wing of my consulting business, The Resilience Group, with my work partner Dr. Jane Shure, marketing leadership coaching, formulating what words of wisdom I can deliver in speaking engagements, hoping to be of practical use to my clients, building our new website and creating… Continue reading New Year’s Musings 2013

Reimagining Leadership

Last weekend, I heard Kitty Kolbert, the Director of the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College, say, “If we can develop women as leaders, we can also develop men to be better leaders.” Hosting a TEDxWomen event to “re-imagine leadership,” The Athena Center for Leadership Studies had organized a day of live performances,… Continue reading Reimagining Leadership

Creating an Inner Coach that Supports Resilience and Self-Confidence

I heard a colleague say, “Choose your words the way you would your clothes… to feel good.” Now that it’s fall and we’re clearing out our summer clothes for what feels good to wear in the new season, let’s clear out our negative self-thoughts and only wear words that contribute to our self-esteem. What I know… Continue reading Creating an Inner Coach that Supports Resilience and Self-Confidence

The Silence of One Generation Gives Voice to Another

Last Thursday, I was driving in my car, trying to catch ten minutes of listening time on the radio. Lucky for me, “Radio Times,” hosted by Marty Moss-Coane, was airing on National Public Radio (NPR). I became immediately captivated by the interview with Terry Tempest Williams, author of a memoir, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four… Continue reading The Silence of One Generation Gives Voice to Another

Remembering a Mother-in-Law Who Embodied Resilience & Leadership

It is only fitting that as this Mother’s Day rolls around, I stop to remember the person who raised and nurtured my husband to be the loving, humanitarian man that he is. My mother-in-law was ahead of her time. If she had grown up in my generation, she would have been a highly successful business… Continue reading Remembering a Mother-in-Law Who Embodied Resilience & Leadership

What Makes for Good Leadership

In 2008, Gallup scientists reported on a research project that surveyed more than one million work teams, conducted more than 20,000 in-depth interviews with leaders, and spoke with more than 10,000 “followers” around the world asking people why they followed the important leaders in their life. Results of their research launched a new perspective on… Continue reading What Makes for Good Leadership

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