Musings on authenticity and connection
I spent my Black Friday morning drinking a pot of coffee, pondering the mental and emotional residue that lingered in my head and heart following several intriguing conversations, a bit of book writing, and a healthy dose of reading while traveling. A theme of...
Leadership, overcoats and continuity
"So glad that's over,” said Charles to his assistant. "It's hard putting on a happy face when I talk to my employees about the direction the company is going. I don't want to scare them with bad news or have them think that I can't handle it." Six months later,...
Woolly mammoths and women supporting women
Dr. Elaine Yarbrough was the featured speaker this past Monday evening at the Entrepreneur Networking Event presented by the Charleston Center for Women. Elaine's career includes over 25 years experience training, consulting, mediating as well as researching,...
Keep moving, change lanes later
Following ten years of promotions and many kudos for her excellent work, Leah was laid off for the first time in her career. Her company had been hit hard by the recession and needed to dramatically reduce its staff. Included in those reductions were key performers...
Conflict: a catalyst for excellence
It’s the weekly department staff meeting, and your boss just congratulated a colleague for her "great and innovative" idea for improving customer service. You feel like you've just been hit by lightning -- that idea was yours! You shared it with her over a...
Opening doors with creativity and chocolate
In a cost saving move, two divisions of a national firm in two adjoining states were merged; one division large, the other much smaller. Aggie was selected to lead the marketing department for the new, larger division. Her appointment surprised many people given that...
