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This week, we continue our deep dive into trust. In this blog, we review trust with others. If you missed last week’s blog, we explored self-trust…you can check it out here. At this point in time, there are many challenges and opportunities with the post-pandemic topic of “Return To Work” (RTW). As employers explore work…

Who do you trust? For most of us, our first answer is not “me”. Look at the photo above. “Little Mary Clagett knows that little girls shouldn’t play with little matches because they can start a fire, but if you must, then have plenty of help nearby!” At six years old, I definitely knew things.…

As Jen said in our blog last week: Appreciation is a valuable mindset and practice that supports harmony, empathy, and growth. It involves both valuing and recognizing the unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions of others.  This week, we explore the practice of appreciation through recognizing others. This type of appreciation comes in two different forms:…

Appreciation is a valuable mindset and practice that supports harmony, empathy, and growth. It involves both valuing and recognizing the unique perspectives, experiences, and contributions of others.  This week, we explore the practice of appreciation through valuing others. Taking time to gather information, listen to various viewpoints, and seek a thorough understanding of factors at…

Last week we turned our focus onto the importance of connection – a key enabler to Expand Your Influence. One way to forge connection is real curiosity – to genuinely be interested in understanding and knowing more about those with whom we interact.    Most of us glide along the surface at work … talking about…

I love watching fireworks! Many fond memories come flooding back at this time of year:   sitting on a blanket with friends on the Capitol lawn in Washington, DC, seeing the display light up the sky to show off the multiple national monuments;   floating on the Hudson River with 200 other people oohing and ahhing at…

Last week, we wrote about being present – minimize distractions, slow down, focus on the moment.  This week, we explore having presence – the ability to command attention, own a room, or display gravitas after becoming present to what’s going on.  Having coached numerous executives these past two decades, I’ve spent a fair amount of…

We recently ran a workshop exercise where listeners became distracted as the talker was speaking of something that they cared about. When this happened, the person talking became unable to communicate their thoughts – they lost words and the motivation to continue. It’s quite disorienting when you feel that you aren’t being listened to –…

Earlier this year, my sister-in-law and her uncle came to visit. They were recounting their recent adventure of sky diving. When my father exclaimed that he was open to doing that, you could have knocked me out of my chair. This, from a former helicopter search-and-rescue pilot who had always said, “I’ll never jump out…

The mind is a wondrous thing…it opens and shuts and opens and shuts. At times we want it to stay open, but it doesn’t. We wrote last week about the importance of being open in the practice of leadership. Here, we explore staying open.  Once we raise awareness to be open—adopt an open mind, open…