3 Tips to Lead with Confidence When the Pressure is On
When times get challenging, leaders often default to a strong, directive, command-and-control style. While this approach may feel like the safest option during periods of
“The world will change more in the next 10 years than it has in the last 100 years.”
~ Peter Diamandis – Co-founder of the Singularity University, author of “The Future is Faster than You Think”
How prepared is your team or organization to respond to rapid and disruptive change in the next 1–3 years?
Consider the impact of change on the workforce:
We work with clients who want to be proactive and learn to develop the skills and mindsets to successfully meet the challenges and the opportunities that change presents.
I am passionate about helping my clients make sense of the complexity and challenges they face. As a certified Adaptability Quotient coach, facilitator, and trainer with over 25 years experience working in both the public and private sector , I work with my clients to help them build the adaptive capacity of their teams to navigate change, improve team performance and engagement, and develop sustainable change that helps them do better work together, faster and more effectively.
In a world where there are new normals for online and in-person, meetings have transformed – or at least they should have.
For better or worse, meetings are crucial for teams to gather to exchange views, understand problems, figure out ways to overcome obstacles and innovate new solutions. But most meetings suck, and the rise of online connection has simply magnified the problem.
We need to make meetings matter and conversations count. Can you imagine feeling excited about scheduling a team meeting? How about holding meetings that participants can’t wait to attend? This doesn’t have to be a fantasy. Much needs to change, and this book shows you how.
When times get challenging, leaders often default to a strong, directive, command-and-control style. While this approach may feel like the safest option during periods of
Collaboration isn’t just about working together when things are smooth sailing; it’s about navigating rough waters as a team. Establishing guiding principles for collaboration sets the groundwork…
Cultivating an organizational culture is not unlike cultivating a garden. You need to take into account the entire ecosystem of your garden – the soil, its location, the nutrients needed to grow your plants, and the kind of supports needed…
There are so many life experiences where we needed to develop mastery and go up a learning curve that we can tap into. In the game of life, we all come to unknown territory that we need to explore and cross.
Understanding how to bring your best self to work today as you continuously adapt, regroup and lead in a rapidly-changing and hard-to-predict future isn’t easy. The Art of Leadership for Women 2024 captivated its audience of 2,500 and my team and I were there, capturing the key points and insights from each speaker, in graphic recordings.
Keeping up with our productive habits can sometimes feel like trying to catch a speeding train. We’ve all been there – skipping our morning jog, neglecting our mindfulness practice, or drowning in an overflowing inbox instead of first planning our day. These slips can leave us feeling frazzled and out of sync.
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