It’s Official
I'm a bit late in reporting this but I trust the data is still valid, maybe even more so now. A survey released last fall by the the global public relations firm, Weber Shandwick and KRC Research, "The Changing Face...
Looking for a Few Good Musicians
I play flute in a community band in the Boulder area that is needing a few more musicians to round out the ensemble. The band is part of the Rocky Mountain Center for the Musical Arts. We rehearse on Thursday...
Change Is Hard
A friend sent me recent article from the Washington Post on change, based on a journal paper from the American Academy of Family Physicians. The "Stages of Change" model describes five stages that people go through before making a successful...
Ilene Kouzel Scholarship
The Ilene Kouzel Scholarship for Diversity in Leadership has just been established in honor of my friend, who died of ALS last October. The scholarship is intended to help fund participants of the Coaches Training Institute Co-Active Leadership program. More...
Dream Shrinkage
I received an email from a new client. I had asked him to fill out a form with a series of questions like, "If life were as good as it gets, what's there?" These questions help the client express his...
Horse Sense
Last December, I was part of a demo on Equine Assisted Learning--a method for teaching individuals and teams about themselves with the use of horses. It's fascinating work. I became interested in learning more when Debbie Stjernholm, the owner of...
Podcast Programs
It's been nearly nine months since I launched my two iTunes podcasts, Leading With A Whole New Mind and Live Action Coaching. A couple of observations: I'm enjoying interviewing others for the Leading With A Whole New Mind podcast. Sometimes,...
Sheepwalking
Seth Godin has a great posting on "sheepwalking." It reminds me of a conversation with my husband on how employees in large institutions follow policy, not because it's the right thing to do for the customer (in fact, often, it's...