Category: Leadership
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Introduction
Hi there, I am here to announce my new podcast Dynamics Of Self. Its officially launching on September 14th 2017, and I want to invite you to join me each week as I share stories, insight, and a little bit of humor that will help you increase self awareness and uncover your unique strengths and…
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PSST… I need a favor.
I can hardly believe it has been one year since I sold my home in Los Osos, CA and moved to Sacramento! I’m starting to feel settled in the Sacramento community. I can now get to Trader Joe’s without my GPS, and when someone says, “I’m in South Sac,” I actually know where they are!…
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No Strategic Plan, No Succession Plan, and A Panic Hire — Oh My!
Over the past six months, I’ve been working with a delightful nonprofit board of directors. The board came to me because they knew they had several challenges after years of smooth sailing, and they could not quite identify a pathway through those challenges. Read on for the story behind each, from their missing strategic plan…
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A Myth of Power: “Hey Beth, You Shouldn’t Have to Wait”
In an informal observation, a group – comprised of one person identified as the leader and several of their staff – was served a plate of cookies. There were precisely enough cookies for everyone to have one, and then there was one extra cookie.Those not identified as the leader politely took one cookie each and…
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Hey, Got a Minute?
It is hard to focus when you are constantly getting pinged, binged, or tapped on the shoulder with someone who just needs a quick second. And not only is it hard to focus, but the research shows that you have a higher chance of making mistakes and experiencing more stress and exhaustion.Do you find yourself…
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Finding the Guru Within
About 3 years ago I thought I found my business guru, the person who was going to help me turn all my gifts and talents into the “6 figure business” I desired, while only working a few hours a day. She had a system. All I had to do was believe in myself enough to…
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What I’m Into
A question that I’m frequently asked is “How do you learn all this stuff?” That’s an easy answer. I read constantly. So today I’m going to share with you the just some of the authors that are stacked up on my desk, my bedside table, and in my computer bag; I’m going to let you…
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Lay Down The “Should” Shovel
Life. There is so much that we could be doing. My friend, mentor, and co-author Dr. Mary Kay Stenger says that we are human beings, but we turn ourselves into human doings. And much of the doing is driven by the “shoulds” we shovel onto ourselves and accept from others. Most of my work centers around…
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Is Your Team Held Together With Crazy Glue?
For nearly 13 years I had a job that I could not leave. The work was satisfying. I was recognized for my effort. But the pay wasn’t great. In fact, the organization was struggling, and in the last half-dozen or so years of my employment there, my salary decreased each year. Every employee would work…
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I’ve Had A Realization
I’ve had a realization, a palm to forehead kind of thing. I’ve been referring to myself as a coach for so stinking long that I actually believe it. But when I stop and look at the facts (the clients I work with and the work I do with them), I realize that I’m actually a…