The idea of constant growth is not only overwhelming and unsustainable, it disregards the natural cycles of ebb and flow, of order and chaos, of action and rest.

How can a leader know if they are creating a psychologically safe environment? That is an environment where members of your team can say what needs to be said to you or to the team as a whole.

Welcome misalignment so that you can work as a team to build the necessary shared understanding to allow for progress toward the change.

There is so much we could learn from each other, if only we could say it. If you want to increase the ability in your organization for your people to share their valuable perspectives, there are three steps you can take starting today.

Leaders, if you're planning to do a values exercise with your team, you'll get the most accurate answer to the question "what are our values?" not by making a lofty list of what the team might value in a utopian workplace, but by looking at actual recent team behavior.

Connecting your new habit directly to something you already do in your daily routine increases the likelihood you will follow through with it.

Many leaders I work with, especially women, struggle with how to say no to a request at work. In coaching we learn how to say no, with grace and tact in a way that prevents the leader from feeling like they damaged the relationship.

For some, the New Year may not exactly feel like a fresh start. Over the holiday break I spent time thinking about the people in my life who hope that 2024 is better for them than 2023 was, for mostly personal reasons. So if you're like them and you're in the thick of it right now, but you hope a new leaf does get turned this year eventually, consider these ideas.

Taking time to surrender allows us to connect to our individual essence.

Why do leaders and rising leaders, especially women leaders, need to stop apologizing? It waters down the real message. You give away your power. It's often not circumstances in which you're actually sorry or would even do something differently next time. It's often just a demure habit.