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The year before I turned 40, I set a New Years goal of running a marathon. It was a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). Our children were young, only 3 and 6, and when I first told my husband he gave me a look. You know the look. It’s somewhere between, “I want to support … Read more
I was trying to think of a leader that I respected and didn’t trust. No one came to mind. The two qualities go together like bread and butter, car and driver, or politicians and rhetoric. Perhaps they can exist independently but they are better together. Can you trust someone without respecting him or her? How … Read more
According to a study by Deloitte, over 1/3 of employees will look for a new job when the economy improves. 48% of the reason to move: loss of trust in their employers How good is the trust in your organization? Is it enough to keep good people? How do you know? Imagine a tank of … Read more
As leaders, our choices shape trust. If we want more trust in our teams, we need to accurately assess competencies – and give people chances to grow to the next level. Here are some keys to do so. Perhaps a vacation is the perfect opportunity to take the kind of risk that builds trust? How … Read more
Do you remember the song from Tina Turner in the ’80s? Are you thinking, “Seriously? You’re going to talk about love? How does this help me raise the ROI and build my business?” Well, it seems love has a LOT to do with success in business and how much or how well we trust. Dr. … Read more
Last year, a headline in Forbes: Why Trust is the New Core of Leadership. The old power-based leadership model worked in the past but as organizations flatten and become more collaborative, the old model is undermining success. Is it time to make trust a priority?If so, can leaders just ‘decide’ to build trust? How does … Read more
When our daughter Acacia was small her first words were “Do it self”… well actually her first word was “sock” but that doesn’t fit with my story. From a very young age she was extremely independent. She tried to take over the management of the house and the mothering of Phillip. OK, the management of … Read more
I felt like a kid with new clothes and crayons on the first day of school. Everything was exciting and new and I was meeting and making new friends daily. The Renaissance was home and felt safe and familiar and allowed me to venture out each day to explore and discover Mumbai. The wonderful thing … Read more
The jobs that have to be done before the movers arrive on July 24th total pages instead of paragraphs… or at least I think they do. For the past week I have hidden in my office answering non-essential emails and playing games in an effort to hide from this feeling I have of being overwhelmed. … Read more
My friend Tammy Isa is a brilliant woman who juggles a busy career along with motherhood and being a great partner to her husband Shareef. She sent me this post today and I thought it was so good it should be re-posted so more people could read it. Here it is… Overlapping is something I find … Read more