Ruth EsauMay 252 minWhat's New?Ebook Release! Do you ever long to be a wiser, deeper, more self-aware leader? Or do you ever wish to be a leader who has right-sized their ego so they can i...
Ruth EsauMay 182 minCuriosity - Patronizing or Authentic?Words are fascinating things. The same words strung together can come across in more than one way. Think of a simple phrase and put the emphasis on differen...
Ruth EsauMay 111 minQuote of the Day Curiosity is the wonder-filled antidote to a critical and judgmental outlook! Can you write a curious conversation here? When you find yourself caught in a '...
Ruth EsauMay 41 minWhat-if you became a more curious leader?I often wish my parents were still alive as I am intrigued by the level of curiosity I have in life. I would love to explore how much is a part of my persona...
Ruth EsauApr 271 minTips and Tools: Accountability AgreementsSitting down with each employee to ensure there is clarity around role, expectation and accountability provides the basis for an accountability agreement. Ac...
Ruth EsauApr 201 minGuest Greg CambellAccountability is about personal commitment not about what you say they will do! Every strong functioning organization should have a “plan” that addresses th...
Ruth EsauApr 131 minQuote of the Day: Accountability is about personal commitment not about what you say they will do!When we talk about accountability to the ends, there are times we slip into the thinking that because this is what I want done or this is what the organizati...
Ruth EsauApr 62 minWhat-if your culture was about the synergy empowerment and accountability can provide?In What-if Leadership Journal , on page 169 you will find a matrix that presents empowerment on the vertical axis and accountability on the horizontal axis....
Ruth EsauMar 302 minCopy of What's New?When we think of the term 'What's New?' our mind normally goes to something that holds a sense of anticipation. Today, March 29, 2020, we all are experiencin...
Ruth EsauMar 302 minWhat's New?When we think of the term 'What's New?' our mind normally goes to something that holds a sense of anticipation. Today, March 29, 2020, we all are experiencin...
Ruth EsauMar 231 minQuote Day: Know Thyself. Socrates“A belligerent samurai, an old Japanese tale goes, once challenged a Zen master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. The monk replied with scorn, "You'...
Ruth EsauMar 181 minDarkness and Light" Meanwhile, here is some good news you can use: even when light fades and darkness falls - as it does every single day, in every single life - God does not ...
Ruth EsauMar 161 minGuest: Wendy Lowe. How I have Used Emotional Intelligence to Enhance My Leadership. With Thanks to Wendy Lowe, Sr Pastor of NEXT Christian Community, St Albert, Alberta. As I chair boards nationally and internationally I open meetings by ask...
Ruth EsauMar 143 minAnxiety - Friend or FoeToday is like non other day we have ever lived. That is true of pretty well every day and yet we are living in a turbulent, confusing and anxiety inducing ti...
Ruth EsauMar 91 minTips and Tools: Emotions + Facts = Fresh RealityAs I began taking on leadership roles and responsibilities, I often heard the mantra that emotions are bad and facts are what matter. The implication was if ...
Ruth EsauMar 22 minWhat-if you knew how to shift the energy that mental battles take from you?This topic is not about mental illness and yet it is about the the way we see life and the struggles that ensue that cause us to doubt ourselves and/or the s...
Ruth EsauFeb 242 minTips and Tools: Tuckman Working Relationship ModelBruce Tuckman developed a model for team building which is also about the relational strengths within the team in order to serve our people. The following bl...
Ruth EsauFeb 171 minReflecting on What Will Fill Those Empty Seats. What-if you led a company where your clients, staff and volunteers raved about their experience? Here are a few questions to begin to truly see who your audi...
Ruth EsauFeb 31 minIs This the Year for Raving Fans?What if you lead a company where your clients, staff and volunteers raved about their experience?
Ruth EsauJan 271 minTips and Tools: Why does WINDOW SEAT and BALCONY time matter?I have come to appreciate that my perspective is the result of my life experiences + my life learnings + my meaningful relationships. The common word is my....