How to BE at work

Sometimes I worry that I get a little too woo-woo in workshops. There I was, in your basic, beige manufacturing company training room. Talking to extremely practical, down-to-earth people about Presence. Sensing their feet and drawing energy up from the earth. Using that energy to connect to clients and colleagues, who will bask in light…

Review, Refresh, Recommit

If your inbox is anything like mine, it’s full of suggestions to review the year just ending and to set goals, make plans and commit yourself for 2018. It’s a useful exercise, I know. And yet I always find it quite challenging. Not the review part—I have a pretty good handle on what I accomplished…

Power Poses: Have we been had?

You probably know I’m a big fan of the Power Poses. The notion that taking up more space makes us look and feel more powerful has taken root, and not just in my own coaching and writing. Many speakers, authors, even TV scriptwriters have incorporated Power Poses since social psychologists Amy Cuddy and Dana Carney…

Your business: A ship, a farm or a battlefield?

When you think about your business … are you on the road to success? Planting the seeds for growth? Crushing the competition? Maybe you’re looking for your next gig. Is it a job search? Or a hunt for the perfect position? Do you want to climb the corporate ladder? Or strike out on an entrepreneurial…

What state are you in?

No, the answer isn’t Illinois. I’m asking not about location, but about the way you’re being right now. That means the emotion you’re feeling, of course. It’s also the way you’re thinking. How you hold your body. The way you move. Your energy level. Here’s the big thing about our states. They’re contagious. Your colleagues,…