A Personal Story In late February of 2019, I became a mother to Athena. Born healthy. Sweet. Vulnerable like all babies. From the time I knew I was carrying her I started to wonder who she would become. Imagining what we might raise her to believe in and value. Three...
In my executive coaching practice, one issue has intensified over the past year with nearly all of my clients: burnout. The COVID-19 pandemic has created some of the most trying situations leaders have ever faced. After over a year of managing in these circumstances,...
Unlike the business crises of previous decades, the COVID-19 pandemic is a new challenge to businesses and their employees. While the fear of joblessness was real, employees also experienced a variety of organizational traumas, creating a crisis of well-being. As we...
Sometimes the best thing for your career is not knowing what you want next… Early in our careers, the steps we must take to get promoted and grow our capabilities are clear because there are not as many options for us to expand into yet. For example, you start as a...
Over the last 18 months, clear themes have been emerging with my clients. Being a leader was harder than ever (and, wow, that is saying something). In the same breath, leading with our humanness and tending to the human needs of our employees became the clear way...
I recently had the privilege of speaking with Workplace Empathy Consultant Liesel Mindrebo Mertes about the awakening that is happening in the workforce as a result of COVID, change, and choice. How workers are choosing jobs based on values and what top leaders are...
I am excited to bring you another Bright Arrow Coach Spotlight, featuring Kisha Wynter. I hope you enjoy getting to know our coaches and getting a glimpse into their personalities and coaching style. All of our coaches are highly trained, experienced, certified, and...
I am excited to bring you our first Bright Arrow Coach Spotlight, featuring Paul Gilbride. I hope you enjoy getting to know our coaches and getting a glimpse into their personalities and coaching style. All of our coaches are highly trained, experienced, certified,...
We’ve all struggled through the pandemic in our own unique way. But, what comes after the struggle? Or even at the tail-end of these struggles? Resilience. Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy,...
This is what I have observed over the last twelve months as an executive coach and what I predict is on the horizon for leaders.