Innovation continues to be a hot topic in many industries, yet for leaders who are charged with sparking change and bringing new ideas, it can be hard to innovate when you just keep looking at the same issues from the same angles.
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In recent years, I’ve coached many CEOs in both the commercial and non-profit sectors. Like most coaches, I often begin coaching conversations with the simple question, “What would you like to talk about today?” I’m no longer surprised that the consistent answer is: “My team.” Usually, what happens next is that the CEO runs through key senior […]
This morning on NPR, I listened to Shankar Vedantam, the host of Hidden Brain, an award-winning podcast about the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior. Shankar invited Karen Huang, a researcher at Harvard, to share her research findings – that people like us better when we ask them questions!
When our team asked me to write about the change in our brand “from leaf to lake,” it gave me pause. What did the leaf mean? Why now the lake?
At the heart of our work is a simple truth — that in order to lead well and to deliver on a vision, a leader must begin with a commitment to the inner work of leading, the work of knowing oneself. To quote our friend and colleague, Dr. Neil Stroul: “Leadership is an inner game, but a public act.”
When I was a little girl, my family frequently visited our dear relatives at their Adirondack camp at Lake Nebo, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. There, playing amongst the whispering hemlocks and soft, mossy rocks or eating a picnic after canoeing across the pristine lake, I felt great happiness. The clear, shimmering water reflected both […]