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LEADERSHIP BLOG
An intro from Sheila.
Use Your Voice
Invitations to important decision making or critical discussion tables don’t happen every day. And even if they do, something is required of you. Your voice.
Thankful Thursday: Collaboration
Today is Thankful Thursday and I would like to send gratitude to those who collaborate willingly and enthusiastically!
Middle Managers, Often Unsung and Unsupported
It’s Try Better Tuesday and I’m focused on middle-managers, the often unsung and most unsupported talent in organizations. How much better would we be if our middle managers were as prepared for their leadership role as we think they are in their functional expertise?
Safe Passage
Rev. Dr. Andriette Earl is known to drop some pearls of wisdom. This one is from last week. You might want to get to know her.
Thankful Thursday: Those Who Speak My Name
On this Thankful Thursday I’m sending gratitude to all of the people who lift me up, speak my name into rooms full of opportunity, provide a lead, call or text unexpectedly to check on me, and give me encouragement. YOU want me to be successful and in your own way you have shared something that contributed to just that.
Happy New Year!
What does peace of mind look like? It looks like whatever you need.
This is mine.
The Positive Impact of Mindfulness on Young People
It’s Thankful Thursday and today I’m celebrating the groundbreaking work of the Mindful Life Project and its Founder and Executive Director, JG Larochette.
JG and I met last year on LinkedIn. He reached out to join my network and I took a look at his profile and website, loved the work he is doing and accepted his invitation. We then connected on a short call where I learned more about his organization and his dedication to young humans.
Joy and Ease
Sending warm wishes to you, and all who you love and care for, joyful, peaceful, safe and easy end-of-year holidays!
Thankful Thursday: Nikki Giovanni
It's Thankful Thursday and today it's all about Nikki Giovanni. I loved this poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator for my whole life.
South African Day of Reconciliation
The world speaks to us. I sure hope all of us are listening. This morning, my colleague and friend, Tanya Cruz Teller, who lives, works, plays and thrives in Johannesburg, shared in an email that today, December 16th, is the Day of Reconciliation in South Africa
Try Better Tuesday: 3 Good Things
Some reading this may have a daily gratitude journal. Or, as my friend Dr. Santalynda Marrero recently shared, a gratitude jar where she puts her written notes for future reflection. I have one and admittedly don't use it often enough. But I do speak my gratitudes out loud daily so I think I'm doing okay on the gratitude tip.
Thankful Thursday: Song Lyrics
It’s Thankful Thursday and this week it's all about song lyrics. I love a good song and if you know what I know, for the most part they are about finding, being or losing love.
Try Better Tuesday: Leaders as Listeners
It’s Try Better Tuesday and my focus in on leaders as listeners. We need far less talking and far more listening.
Try Better Tuesday: General Harriet Tubman
Today, my Try Better Tuesday post is best shared through the words of Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore about General Harriet Tubman.
Get Ready to Receive Your Performance Review
It’s Try Better Tuesday and I’m focused on middle-managers, the often unsung and most unsupported talent in organizations. How much better would we be if our middle managers were as prepared for their leadership role as we think they are in their functional expertise?
Performance Reviews Should be a “No-Surprise” Zone
It’s that time of year – performance reviews. Whether you’re on the receiving or giving end of a performance review, it can be an anxiety inducing process. This week we’ll consider ways to try better on the giving side.
Resilience Found in a Slinky
When I was a kid, there was always a Slinky toy around. Maybe even more than one! I spent hours flipping that thing back and forth as the tinny sound of metal meeting metal accompanied whatever I asked of my Slinky.
Surprisingly there’s a real-life lesson to be learned from a Slinky. Resilience.
Try Better Tuesday: Living Together
It’s Try Better Tuesday and it’s time for a word from the King family. Bernice A. King said, “We need to elevate how we think about each other.”