Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career

I had a good friend recently post about how year-end can feel like a vortex where business comes to a screeching halt and everyone is unplugged. If that were even true for the last week of December, it certainly won't be true come January 5th. Year-end activities will continue well into the first quarter. Don't be a passive participant in this season of the calendar year. Even if you are still shaking off the flu picked u...

In this second installment of answers to frequently asked questions, we are focused on questions about your role in the coaching engagement. If you are considering making a change for the better and aren’t sure how to know if you are ready, listen in now. I explain how the first step to any positive change is deciding to commit. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• Answers to questions about time commitment, the invest...

If you have never received coaching, it can be difficult to imagine what the experience is like. In this episode, I answer Frequently Asked Questions, from how do you know the coaching is working to exactly what coaching is not. If you have questions that I don't answer here, use the last link in the show notes to send me your question directly and I will respond to you. We are satisfying your curiosity on what you have been w...

When I look back at my podcast and my weekly blog articles, there is a topic that consistently generates the most feedback and inquiries - relationships. In business, no matter what the industry, we are always in a people business. Without leading in our relationships, excellence in our work simply will not be possible.  In our last pillar today we also uncover what is necessary to earn handsomely in our work. Excellence and earnin...

You are in the right place in today's episode for the inside look at how we create more excellence, ease, earnings, and enjoyment in your work and life together. In this episode of this special podcast series, we turn outward to how you lead others. First, we broaden from your subject matter expertise to supplement your business acumen by mastering leadership skills. Then we turn to scaling your impact through people leadershi...

This is the second installment in a special podcast series offering an inside look to exactly how my coaching works and the scope of the work that I do with my clients. Today I am continue the backstage tour of my coaching, to satisfy your curiosity, know what to expect, and also to offer up areas where you may want to elevate your own work and life, whether that is side by side with me or not.  Feel free to take anything you hear ...

This is the first in a special podcast series offering an inside look to exactly how my coaching works and the scope of the work that I do with my clients.  I hope you love this in depth look at my coaching also as a gauge for what you may want to be working on in your own career, whether that is side-by-side with me or not.  This is how I deliver more excellence in your performance, with more ease, earning better rewards and recog...

We think it's our industry, company, corporate culture, business outlook, boss, or title that most impacts our success and satisfaction in our work. We tend to believe the grass is greener in a different job situation. In my research and as a practitioner, I find that ultimately these are all neutral circumstances. It is what we make them mean about us and our future prospects that is the most accurate predictor of our career ...

How many times do we lament that it's "who you know" that gets you ahead in the business world? Many will tell you that you need a sponsor to be successful. Corporate politics can have us recoiling and wanting to keep our head down working for fear of it being knocked off. But then there may come a time when we realize there is a game going on in which we haven't even been playing. In this episode, I reveal the ...

If you have ever set out on a plan to achieve a goal, only to encounter resistance and promptly discard said plan, it's time for a new routine. Resolutions and new habits can be elusive because of how often we allow this initial resistance to keep us from exactly what we want. This episode will explain when to overcome the initial resistance or honor it, and how. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• A tool to use ...

If you have ever worked through an illness and wondered why you can't just take the sick day, this episode is for you. It's time to reassess your own sick day policy and start honoring your health over face time at work. It's easier said than done, but today's episode will arm you with the perspective and actions that deliver. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How your business’ sick day and time...

In some industries, promotions are starting to be announced now, before becoming effective in January. This can be a difficult time for those who are gravely disappointed that they were not promoted. While peers are being celebrated, it's easy for discouragement to take hold. If you are grieving an unmet expectation in your career, a missed promotion, a negative compensation outcome, an unsuccessful job interview, a layoff, or...

Networking. Cue cringe for most businesspeople. Networking can seem like a dreaded chore, uncomfortable, and inauthentic. In this episode, I will explain why and then how to embrace it, master it, and actually enjoy connecting with others. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• Common mindsets that tend to repel us from networking 
• Constructive perspectives on networking that will inspire you to show up your best at the n...

In today's episode learn how to take back your calendar to free up time for what's most important. If you want to take your day by storm and rule the day, rather than it ruling you, tune in now. I unpack the problem behind the problem of our over-scheduled calendar, to resolve this dynamic at the root cause. See what is possible when you take the lead in how your time is spent. This is the solution to take control of your...

I am working with several new clients this month and has made apparent, once again, just how very unique our coaching relationship is. In today's episode, I will share the needs that we have as leaders and business professionals that aren't often met by our typical ecosystem of support. When new clients express relief and gratitude after just one hour together, it's because they recognize the value of having a truste...

We spend a lot of our waking hours working. It would be a shame if we didn't enjoy that time. We tell ourselves that we don't have a choice. We have to follow the overscheduled calendar in front of us, it's part of the job. That is not true and in today's episode, I explain why taking control back over how you spend your time is the fastest way to boost your satisfaction and empowerment. You can start seeing ben...

Maybe you've got a new sheriff in town who has made you her new mark. Maybe you were just offered your dream promotion but they low-balled your compensation and your new boss says it's out of his control. Before you hit the eject button on your role because of your manager, listen to this episode to make an educated and unemotional decision on your next move. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How our boss ...

Today we are discussing how to focus on wins, strengths, and benefits first, to calm our fight or flight stress response. Learn this simple yet powerful brain hack to start each day and use it before evaluating your performance in work and life. In this episode, I show you how to unlock more creativity and capacity for valuable innovation and growth. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• What it's like to start thi...

As leaders, we are called to lead in both our professional and personal lives.  For two domains that tend to be pit against each other or that we feel we must compartmentalize, there are many parallels that we can recognize and use to our benefit.  Experiences and skills developed in our career can translate to the home, and vice versa.  In this episode, we explore these opportunities for better performance and satisfaction in the ...