Have you ever noticed how great you are at telling people what you do for work and how you do it as an individual or as an organization, but you're often at a loss for words when it comes to why . . . why you do what you do and why it all started in the first
A consultant friend mentioned she was writing a novel in her downtime during Covid. Excited for her, I offered to take a look at it if she “ever needed an extra set of eyes.” She said she would love to share it, but didn’t want to take advantage of me—knowing this is also some of the paid
Every once in awhile, I get asked to interview with an organization doing similar work to the work I do in my independent consulting practice. The ask typically goes like this,
A few years ago, I switched up my New Years’ rhythm to give space for time + reflection in January. No more goal-setting. No more pushing to start the year off on the “right” foot or have my “one word” for the year by January 1. That was too much pressure. And I was always falling short
There’s a beautiful scene in the 2019 Netflix film The Two Popes where Pope Benedict XVI is walking with the future Pope Francis in the gardens at Castel Gandolfo, the Pope’s summer residence. In the scene, we find Pope Benedict frustrated to the point of anger and spittle with Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (Francis’ birth name before be
I was doing some strategic planning for my coaching and consulting business a few years ago with a friend when he stopped me and said, "Beth, I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I wouldn't hire you to be my coach because I would want to work with someone who was an expert
I was doing some strategic planning for my coaching and consulting business a few years ago with a friend when he stopped me and said, "Beth, I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I wouldn't hire you to be my coach because I would want to work with someone who was an expert
I’m learning that summertime is SLOW in the consulting world. Maybe this is true for your job or your industry too. There are probably a dozen good reasons for the Summertime Slump: like a break in the academic calendar, a summer road trip or a cruise to Alaska, USGA tournament coverage, some kind of Summerfest like Lollapalooza
As a Leadership Development Coach, I get asked a lot about my favorite leadership + strength assessments—and those questions usually go something like this: Which assessments do you use in coaching, and why? What’s the difference between certain assessments? Or maybe you’re like many others saying, “I just don’t want to be boxed in like that by
Are leadership personality assessments necessary? Depends on who you ask. Are they helpful? Well, let me ask you this: If someone you knew had a debilitating eye disease that limited their vision, would you be curious about the way they view the world—what they can and cannot see? What colors they see? How clear or blurry images appeared in