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Five key questions that can help you start anew
In many ways, September is a new beginning. Or at least it can be. It’s the start of the Jewish New Year, usually the start of the school year, and, for me, the start of another year of life (as I’m a...
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Make stress your friend
You know the universe is trying to tell you something when the same information comes to you in different ways. This TED talk did just that. From my own subscription to TED talks, from a friend, and...
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When is it time to do nothing?
For reasons at least somewhat beyond my control, I was forced to take an unplanned hiatus from work last week. Clients were informed. Calls and meetings were cancelled. Deadlines were delegated or...
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Stop shoulding!
“I will not should on myself today.” ~Anonymous Tomorrow is Give Up Your Shoulds Day and we thought we would highlight a past post on how “shoulds” can be harmful. I learned this pithy saying years...
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Warning: Your style could be getting in your way
I have been an Executive Coach for many years, and during that time I have conducted countless 360° feedback interview assessments – where I gather information on my clients’ strengths and development...
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The lies we tell ourselves
There are lies we tell ourselves that get in our way. They get in our way; they get in the way of our connecting with others; and they get in others’ ways as well. And we’re usually not aware that...
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I really, really hate my job
Unfortunately it happens to nearly all of us, if not all of us, at some point. We hate our job. Really, really hate our job. That’s not a good feeling, because we spend so much time at our jobs. And...
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Essential tips to increase your influence
One of the most common leadership development topics that clients ask us to share is influence and persuasion – because so much of leadership, of successful leadership, relies on being able to...
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Happy and Thoughtful Holidays!
We’re off having Happy and Thoughtful Holidays – and we wish you Happy and Thoughtful Holidays! See you in the New Year! Click here to receive The Thoughtful Leaders™ Blog posts via e-mail and...
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A few simple things you can do right now for a really fresh start in 2014
It’s a new year and we’re all supposedly off to a new and positive start. But, as I notice every January, these new, positive starts don’t necessarily last very long, or get us to our goals. Case in...
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Taking the work out of networking
The New Year started, and as I reflected back on 2013 and looked over my calendar for the ending months of the year, I realized that my networking had all but died out. In the beginning of the year...
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You don’t have to be an extrovert to be a leader
Recently many of my clients have been introverts. I can tell because, as they share with me that they need to speak up in meetings more, that they need to get their voice in the fray, they then...
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Skipping to work, bounding up the stairs, and other signs we love our jobs
Years ago a client shared with me the title of the book he intended to write, Skipping to work. That idea has stayed with me since. I share it whenever I can with others (while always crediting my...
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Managing yourself out of the picture
I often counsel my clients to make themselves dispensable. They often question me when I suggest that, but I mean it. Part of a leader’s or manager’s role is to make sure that their team can survive...
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Why happy leaders matter
Bottom line – we all want to be happy. As we lead our lives, our organizations, our teams, or our families, we all want to be happy. And everyone around us wants this same thing. Well, according to...
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Should you be a manager?
Recent research by Gallup shows that companies fail to hire the right person for a managerial position 82% of the time. That’s scary. “People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.” This is what...
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5 ways to take back your power
You recognize the feeling. And it’s not a good feeling. The email flashes on your screen from “her.” Your nemesis. Every email that comes from her upsets you, because she is so controlling. She...
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Oops, did I say that out loud?
When I was in business school, they called it a “Lisa Kohn” if you were talking about someone and they were right behind you. Seriously, they did. I wish I could say that I did nothing to deserve that...
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Essential tips for being more confident
Confidence. It’s something that most of us realize we need, and many of us wish we had more of. We watch our colleague who strides into the room as if he owns it, and wonder, “How did he get like...
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Five ways to set your employees up to fail
We unfortunately set people up to fail all the time. We may have the best intentions, and we may think we’re setting our reports up to succeed, but we may be making things more difficult for them. We...
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