Four years ago, amid the worldwide COVID pandemic and political tensions, 1.4 billion people worldwide watched as a White police officer kneeled on the neck of a handcuffed Black man until he died. Helpless to do anything, those watching it filmed. That over 8-minute footage of the murder of George Floyd set off months-long global protests and a racial […]
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Recently, in honor of Women’s History Month, I participated in the HR Alliance DC ‘s panel on “Overcoming Barriers to Women’s Leadership.” In preparing for the event, I asked women in my network, including my Nebo colleagues, what they thought the barriers were and what they thought I could uniquely offer (The responses I received deserve their own […]
Awareness of ourselves and awareness of our surroundings equals the capacity to make informed choices about how we are and what we do as each moment unfolds.
Growing up, many of us learned not to discuss politics, religion or money if we wanted to avoid highly-charged conversations. Race is another topic I would add to that list. Race is so taboo that we do not even talk about the fact that we do not talk about it.
Leadership coaching provides a confidential and supportive space for leaders to share their boldest visions and darkest fears. Coaching allows leaders to shape emerging ideas, work through uncertainty and find a path forward.
As coach and author Mary Beth O’Neill describes in her book, Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart: A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders with Their Challenges, a coaching engagement “is a continual dance of balancing backbone and heart,” requiring coaches to speak not only with kindness, but also truthfully and courageously.
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“Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”
When leaders come to The Nebo Company looking for leadership coaching, they differ in many ways — from their career stages to their openness around the coaching process to what they want to accomplish and more.
Unpacking the Study A recent study called Bringing More Humanity to Recognition, Performance, and Life at Work by Globoforce found that workers are looking for a sense of meaning at work, even more so than salary and benefits. When asked, “What makes you stay at your company?”: