I am hoping you have found some time to step back and breathe this summer. I know my bucket list did not get totally used nor emptied out...

I have heard the disappointment from many of a summer not quite what they expected or necessarily wanted. the wild and crazy weather...

Curiosity! The traditional pose of curiosity is of students with hands in the air ready to ask questions. These are the ones who will...

Over the decades I have been privileged to be mentored, counselled, discipled and coached. To be given the opportunity to stand on the...

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ― Rabindranath Tagore...

Inspired to Lead is privileged to offer the following two cohorts for two female audiences of leadership development whether employees...

Book Review of What-if Leadership Journal Over the past year and a half, I have had the privilelge of using What-If Leadership Journal to...

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,...

"You're never fully dressed without a smile!" from Annie Honour Your Client By: Listening and asking what is important to them. Knowing...

What is this life, so full of care, We have no time to stand and stare? No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or...

Growing up two blocks away from the Columbia River in Trail, BC, water was always a fascination. The top picture is a picture of the...

Books are a typical portion of my summer bucket list.There is not enough time in the world to read all the books that are out there. I...

I have been fortunate that all through my career, I have had a season that was a little less hectic for me. In my case it usually was the...

After all is prepared for, said and done, it is time to sit with yourself and and reflect on how this proccess provoked you: to know...

Wow! Does this express how you feel about feedback? Feedback experiences are not all the same. Preparing yourself and even asking for...

Conversation Plan Susan Scott maintains that a conversation is the relationship. When we consider difficult conversations in this light...

Clarity simplifies the next step. A conversation is often difficult because of our triggers or emotional responses. Our gut emotional...

Timing, intuitive or planned? It seems to me that a all of life can be summed up in the ability to time something well. Success or...

It all has to add up. A clear fact is that when we call a conversation difficult, we can be pretty sure that we have some level of raised...

Trigger or Target? I remember the day a friend said to me, Did you know how emotionally intelligent you are? What! At that point I only...