Category: Heart-Centered Leadership

As I work on my book about leadership, which will come out in 2023, I’m happy to talk with my developmental editor on a weekly basis. He pushes my thinking, challenges my ideas, and encourages me to make sure the intersections of my writing are aligned. The joy of letting our minds go wherever they…

LIVING YOUR TRUTH What does this really mean to you? Living your truth, for me, is putting myself first and doing the things that make me happy and fulfilled on a daily basis. I’ve recently returned to in-person speaking. I had colleagues and friends ask why I waited so long to return. I was not…

THE ASSESSMENT BUFFET How have we lost the art of play? The nine-dot problem is an age-old lateral thinking puzzle that was particularly fashionable in the ’70s and ’80s. Each player is given nine dots in a 3×3 grid and asked to draw a path between them using the fewest number of straight lines possible…

I’ve been thinking, dreaming, writing, reviewing, re-reading my goals for 2023. I love to sit and write. I love to sit and dream. I love to drive and dream. I’ve also chosen my word for 2023. I am keeping it tucked away in mind and heart until January 1, 2023. Here are my Top 5…

I met with my editor today for my book. I was nervous, excited and couldn’t wait for our first Zoom meeting. When we met it was like meeting my favourite teacher from high school! I shared my vision for my book. The themes, the methodology, my excitement, etc. Scott made me feel at ease. It’s…

It’s time…. I have been working on this document for most of 2022. I have been recollecting conversations with myself, colleagues, and clients while being in a place of pure observation. Please let me introduce you to the next tool in your heart-centered leadership toolbox. The Heart-Centered Leadership Bill of Rights Read. Reread. Ponder. Use…

“Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.” -Khalil Gibran When you read this, does it offer you a self-audit to how you really listen? When we listen wholeheartedly we hear the emotion and what is not being expressed in word. This quote was…

I have often been told that I am too caring or that I give too much of myself to others. I was raised to always be kind to others —to listen to them and be present. My Irish Nana instilled many fine values and beliefs within me as a young girl. I will always stand…

Throughout COVID, I did not get to physically meet many of my clients. Today, I finished working with a client and we met for lunch. We were both filled with emotions for so many reasons. To sit across from someone and see their facial gestures and listen to them speak is a simple gesture of…