Love Leads
Many leaders are very uncomfortable with the idea of love in the workplace. It brings up fear about the bad things that happen when people cross boundaries and behave inappropriately. This is not the kind of “love” I am talking about! I am talking about “loving” our people so deeply that that we make their well-being THE priority that…
Read MoreA Punching Bag in Your Leadership Toolkit?
I travelled all the way to Montreal for coaching sessions with a practitioner, Josée, who uses somatic (body) approaches in her practice. Josée uses tools like a Bataka (a soft bat) and punching bag to help clients like me to break free and live radically alive. Very quickly I could see I would need to stop clinging to control…
Read MoreAre You Ripe for Coaching?
How do you know if someone is ready for coaching? Until now, I have been using my own experience and intuition to determine coaching readiness. Happily, all of us who work in leadership development, there is a new model to assess coaching readiness: RIPEN.
Read MoreAre you a social detective?
Are you a social detective? Do you know how to use your superflexible powers for good? Do you have any idea what I am talking about? I didn’t either until my daughter Lali got invited to join a new program at her elementary school called The Superflex Superhero Training Academy (Social Smarts). The program teaches self-awareness, self-monitoring, self-control and social…
Read MoreThe Magic that Happens When We Trust and Surrender
On March 7th, 2019, Chandler Coaches, Inc., and OnCorp Coaching welcomed 29 leaders from several sectors to an introduction of PEI’s first Where It Changes! Conscious Leadership Forum.
Read MoreThe Fine Line Between Threat and Trust
In any given moment, we’re either in a state of THREAT or TRUST. In this now moment, where are you?
Read MoreCoaching: Methodical or Mysterious?
“Now that I’ve been coached for a while, I get it; but I remember feeling uncertain what I was getting into, that coaching was mysterious even.” Eek! When a client says this, as the owner of a coaching company, I take notice. Lack of clarity is rarely good for business! Let’s demystify what goes on in coaching. Pull up a…
Read MoreAu revoir, Les fleurs…
In the spring, my daughter Lali and I came up with a meaningful purpose for ourselves as part of our summer plan. We decided we’d try our hand at growing flowers, selling them as cut bouquets, and donating half the money to Ronald McDonald House Atlantic (RMH). We called our social business Les fleurs de Lali. I wrote about our…
Read MoreOur Social Side Hustle: Flowers
Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer Those days of soda and pretzels and beer Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer You’ll wish that summer could always be here – Nat King Cole Our lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer are filled with camping adventures, summer day camps, a little beach, a bit too…
Read MoreLessons From A Billionaire: An Ultra Mini-Series Adventure
Most of us live our lives in the “ordinary world”, living largely ordinary lives if we choose the safety of ordinary. Others hear a call to adventure and embark on a hero’s journey¹ to find their treasure. Of course, the journey from ordinary/ safe to purpose/adventure is not easy or certain. Crossing the threshold into the “special world” requires courage…
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