Leadership Blog
Helping Leaders Grow Empathy with Emotional Intelligence 2.0
When I choose books for Leadership Reads, I pick books that pertain to what I am seeing in the leaders that I coach and train. This month’s book is Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. There are so many competent leaders who have a...
Three Reasons Why Fierce Conversations is the October Leadership Reads Book
One of my favorite things to do is lead book discussions. I love connecting books and people. Often I am asked, “Why did you pick this book?” It is an interesting question that I ponder on before I answer the question. Each book selection for Leadership Reads is...
My Feet Smell and a Few Other Truths I Learned on My Pilgrimage to See Pope Francis!
I had the privilege to travel to Philadelphia to see the Pope last week. It was a great trip and unlike any I have ever been on. It is something I will never forget. I traveled in vans of 15 each with 174 people from Minnesota. All of the people were in the...
The Pope and My Friend John
This time next week, I will be coming home from a trip to see the Pope in Philadelphia. I cannot express how excited I am to be in the same city as the Pope. I plan to learn many things on my trip! I will have a follow up blog on that. There are 20 people who get to...
I Have to Talk About This Book! The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
A long time ago, I went on a week-long vacation with my husband up to Grand Marais, MN and I challenged myself to read a book while I was up there. I like to challenge myself, set goals and be accountable... even on vacation. The book was an amazing read (The...
Infinite Purpose: You are Here to Harvest Hope
Shortly after I left my job of 23 years last year, my friend Michael asked me to join on online course called Infinite Purpose. She explained she had taken all of this woman's courses and it would be good. I trusted Michael. She knew how devastated I was by the loss...
I have to Talk about this Book! Tribes by Seth Godin
When I am reading a great book, I want to talk about it. A great book makes you think and that is exactly what Tribes by Seth Godin did for me. I was thinking about this book long after I finished reading. It might be going on my shelf of "Books that Changed my...
The Man in the Arena
(originally published June 30, 2015) “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.” Ain’t that the truth! It is easy to be critical of people. I should know, I used to be a very critical person. Changing a character trait like criticism is not easy...
How Can I best Add Value to my Family?
(originally published June 22, 2015) I really like my family. It may seem strange to start out with this statement but I know people who do not really LIKE their families. They LOVE their family but they don’t like spending time with them. I am very fortunate that...
