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If you can’t create safety in a difficult conversation, do this.
My June is packed with workshops on crucial conversations - a core leadership skill that I believe separates average leadership teams...
Jun 192 min read


What Canadian businesses are doing to achieve top-employer status (and a free recruitment advantage)
What organization doesn’t need an edge over their competitors in attracting top talent? The Canada’s Top Employer’s list was recently...
Feb 192 min read


Building bridges
How to help your cross-functional leadership teams work together, better I see it all the time and you probably do too ......
Jan 294 min read


Teaming as a Leadership Skillset
Teams - does the “forming, storming and norming” ever end? (The answer is no BUT we can learn how to move through these phases more...
Nov 21, 20243 min read


Trust is the starting point for all high-performance teams. So what do you do when it's broken?
Hint - repairing trust is totally possible. I’ve seen it happen. But it takes time and effort. Trust - whether it's in working or...
Oct 21, 20243 min read


Conflict in your team? When to step in, and how to step back.
Hint - if you’re like most people I work with, you default to “fix it” mode, but it this may not be serving you … or your team Ahh...
Oct 2, 20242 min read


2024: The Year of the Manager ... and the opportunity to unlock hidden talent ACROSS YOUR ORG
Every business leader that I speak with recently is wrestling with some version of the same (or similar) challenges. Attracting and...
Feb 16, 20243 min read


How managers can influence higher performance (and less burnout) in 2024
The new year comes with a clean slate, and an ability to establish new practices, workflows and rhythms that support your team. A recent...
Jan 21, 20243 min read
I Am A Law Firm Leader-How Do I Make an Impact Within The Constraints Of the Partnership Model?
#LeadinginLegal #LeadershipDevelopmetn #LeadershipCoaching #ExecutiveCoaching #LawFirmManagers This is a great question! As a senior...
Oct 19, 20234 min read


Feedback - is it an awkward conversation or happening in the flow of work?
I recently gave a workshop on the topic of being a good people leader, and one of the things we discussed was giving feedback. I had...
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Strategies to align and energize your teams for a successful (and balanced) end of 2023
The first couple of weeks of September come with lots of intensity for many people! There is subtle (or direct) pressure to finish...
Sep 7, 20234 min read


Can we talk? Tips to build confidence and comfort leading difficult conversations.
One of the topics that repeatedly comes up in my coaching work is helping people see the need for, plan for (and sometimes recover from)...
Jun 22, 20234 min read


The top 4 themes in my coaching sessions with law firm leaders
In my coaching and consulting practice, I work with a number of senior leaders in law firm management – managers and directors of various...
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Burnout is about more than workload
Workplace burnout is a big conversation. And there is good reason – a study by the American Psychological Association revealed that 79%...
Feb 23, 20233 min read


Core Values - What Are They & Why Do They Matter?
I remember the first time a coach raised the idea of doing "core values work" with me. Full disclosure, I though it was a bit “fluffy”. I...
Aug 12, 20223 min read


“Focus Fall” Edition - Being Strategic About Strategic Planning
Focus Fall – the time when leaders return to work from the “Summer Slow Down” (presuming we were able to have one!). And its also the...
Aug 12, 20223 min read


the powerful acronym every "boss" needs to remember
A huge challenge for most businesses over the past couple of years has been how to motivate and engage employees in the era of the Great...
Jul 20, 20223 min read


How To Be Intentional About The "Summer Slow Down"
If you are like most of my coaching clients (and me), you are often in achievement mode, have a long to-do-list, a busy mind, and find it...
Jun 30, 20223 min read


What therapy + an obsession with "love books" have taught me about leadership
Valentine’s Day – love it or hate it, I’m using it as an excuse to write about two seemingly unrelated topics – leadership and love -...
Feb 10, 20225 min read
Top 4 ways to improve company culture in 2022
Culture eats strategy for breakfast (Peter Drucker). In an era of the Great Resignation, this has never been more true. Workplace culture...
Dec 29, 20214 min read
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