Ruth Esau3 days ago2 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 Esau3 days ago2 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....
Ruth EsauJan 211 minWhat-if you started the year as a more intentional leader? Of yourself first of all.In my own journey as an executive leader and then having the privilege to coach other Executive Leaders, I have experienced and watched as the tyranny of the...
Ruth EsauJan 61 minWriting a New Chapter for 2020. FRESH!Welcome 2020, our heads turn to fresh pages and new dreams and hope for what will be. Inspired to Lead is venturing out to offer two new formats for leaders...
Ruth EsauDec 30, 20191 minClosing the Book on 2019!2019 is about ready to slip into the files of history. Take time to reflect on the accomplishments, the learnings, the joys and the sorrows of this past year...
Ruth EsauDec 23, 20191 minQuote DaySusan Scott, in Fierce Conversations says: " The conversation is the relationship." Take a moment to reflect on what that means in your context. What relatio...
Ruth EsauDec 16, 20192 minSmart Talk - Tips and ToolsChallenging conversations demand an investment of time, reflection, acknowledging of not knowing it all and invitations to hear perspectives
Ruth EsauDec 9, 20191 minWhat Do You Want Out Of This Conversation? What-if you had a conversation that focused on the other person becoming a better leader?
Ruth EsauDec 2, 20191 minYou Are Invited...... Leadership is demanding and time consuming. Leadership is often about addressing the dailiness of the immediate, sorting the important from the urgent, th...