Deployed for the Holidays

During my 31 years in the Navy, I was deployed or stationed overseas during the holidays nine times. And I loved every minute of it!! Now, some of you may wonder why I loved being far from loved ones during the one time of the year when family is highlighted, and the...
4 Types of Organizational Culture

4 Types of Organizational Culture

“Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game, it is the game.” – Lou Gerstner, Former CEO, IBM Webster’s Dictionary defines culture as “the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends on man’s capacity for...
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings…Yuck!

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings…Yuck!

Meetings, meetings and more meetings. Ever feel like you are perpetually in a state of meetings? In my consulting work, I hear this complaint a lot. You’re not alone if you feel meetings are a waste of time or that they leave you with no time to get real work done....
How to Manage Your Boss

How to Manage Your Boss

In my work as a leadership development professional, I am fortunate to work with a lot of young leaders. I’ve noticed that when emerging leaders move into management positions, they often fret about how they will manage and motivate their direct reports. Sometimes...
Reality Bites for New Leaders

Reality Bites for New Leaders

In the same way people without children can’t really know what it’s like to have kids until they do, you can’t really know what it’s like to be a leader until you actually lead. Even in organizations that invest in leadership development struggle with helping new...