Use Stories to Lead Change
Stories engage emotions, and emotions make things happen. More often than not, great leaders are great storytellers.
January 14, 2019
Leadership insights & stories
Practical coaching ideas, customer journeys, and tools to lead with confidence.
Five Ways to be Seen as a Leader
If you want to be seen as a leader, you need to act like one first.
November 16, 2018
Introducing My New Mini-Course: How To Communicate Anything
Make your message better with my new mini-course: How to Communicate Anything. No matter what you want to say, using my four-step process for clarifying and improving your
October 11, 2018
Three Negotiating Mistakes—and How to Correct Them
Everybody negotiates. Avoid these three negotiating mistakes. We negotiate the big stuff, like salaries and contracts, and we negotiate the little stuff, curfews and who will do the
August 27, 2018
There’s No Such Thing as Negative Feedback
No one wants to give negative feedback, and you don’t have to. Instead try positive feedback, coaching, and counseling.
July 30, 2018
How a Vision Becomes a Reality
Today is the 25th anniversary of Sleepless in Seattle, and my husband, Gary Foster, was the driving creative force behind the film. Of all the people I’ve learned
June 25, 2018
Three Ways to Balance Long-Term and Short-Term Goals
News quiz: Who is publicly advocating for private investors to balance their investment returns with “the prosperity and security of their fellow citizens”? If you answered BlackRock CEO
June 11, 2018
Superior Employees Matter
Companies that develop and retain superior employees are making more money with fewer employees.
May 31, 2018
5 Tips for More Visibility at Work
No one likes to be invisible. At work, it’s a surprisingly easy pattern to fall into. Ironically, the harder you work, the easier it is to feel invisible.
May 15, 2018