Category: Leadership
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Ready for Virtual Hugging?
Yesterday I was reminded of the magical value of technologies like SKYPE. I am presently in New England on a combination work/family trip and spent time at the offices of one of my consulting clients, High 5 Adventure Learning in Brattleboro, VT. Because I’ve been working with this amazing group via SKYPE since September, it…
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Delving into the Spectrum of Trust
There is reoccurring theme cropping up in my leadership coaching work – trust. Lack of trust, fear of trust, loss of trust…all are words and phrases my clients use consistently. Not a new theme for sure. There are volumes of books and videos and advice and parables developed around the need for trust, how to…
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What pathway will you create?
We are the engineers, construction crews and ultimately the trail builders of our own pathways through life. As we put one foot in front of the other, the energy of our intentions is project out ahead of us, creating a path of ease or a path of limitations. If you are seeking a rough pathway…
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What kind of conversations does your organization have?
The Power of Authenticity, Mike Robbins Authentic dialogue will transform your team, your organization, your personal relationships and your life! Does this resonate for you? Let’s chat. bethwonsonconsulting@gmail.com
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How to catch the day….
We all have dream projects. Something that you’ve wanted to work on forever but can’t get to because the hours, days, weeks, months, years slip away. Maybe it is a book project, maybe it is a new innovative product, maybe it is simply spending quality time with your team…but regardless, day after day, week after…
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Authentic Collaboration
Collaboration. It is one of those words that is being tossed around quit a bit in business and in the nonprofit world. We are opening up to the idea of collaboration as we realize the problems we are trying to solve, are more complex than ever before. And finding solutions, as well as continuing to…
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Change. Where does it begin?
There is only one place where meaningful, relevant and sustainable change can begin. And that is deep inside each one of us. Our nature is to spend time looking outside of ourselves for change. Waiting for the solution to be declared so we can start “working on it”. Many words have been written on this…
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Ah Ha! The understanding becomes your own!
I’ve been working in experiential education for years. This field values the “Ah Ha” moment. We talk about it. We identify it when it happens. We create activities and hold space for our participants to experience it. But I’ve never really heard the “Ah Ha” moment defined or a context for what actually happens. Today…
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Inspired Selling
I took a risk yesterday. But it felt like the right thing to do. I was asked to do a presentation for one of the organizations I consult with. The topic was my approach to business development and sales. This is heart based organization. They were built on heart. Their leader’s favorite statement regarding working…
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State of Ease
I’ve been reading and listening to teleconferences on “Ease” and the state of ease. Some may associate it with “things coming easily”. I don’t because I still believe it takes intention and effort. But, in my own words, I would describe a state of ease as a way of being when when you are able…