Do you wear a mask for physical or psychological safety? Authentic leadership is about being genuine in your actions. Halloween and the idea of donning a costume to be someone you are not brings to mind the concept of authentic leadership. While it is fun to dress up for Halloween and wear a mask, I wonder how many of us really get to be our authentic selves at work? Do you have to wear a mask to work each day to fit in with your corporate culture or can you be your true self?

An investment in the team provides the greatest ROI for a small investment. Choosing how to spend limited resources to create the greatest leverage is the job of every business leader.

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Learn how one team turned an IT outage into an amazing growth opportunity. Most teams are quick to accept threats for what they are, in this case the team turned the threat on its head and created an amazing opportunity. Learn how your organization can reframe threats as opportunities from this story.

Subconsciously we spend a lot of time and energy working on our mental balance. Balance is an underappreciated competency that can help bring greater happiness and calm to ones life.

Covid has disrupted the way that individuals and teams communicate. Would you rather see my body or my face? These are the pros in cons of an in person masked meeting versus a maskless video meeting.

Turtles while know for being sure and steady make progress when they stick their necks out.

As an executive coach one of the important roles that I play for my CEO clients is to be an accountability partner.

Two simple life hacks to reduce personal stress. CONTROL, ATL, DELETE and shutting down the background apps that are draining energy.

Executive coaching should model the changes expected of the coachee. By shifting to an unconventional venue, the coachee can feel liberated and begin to make the changes required to improve performance.

The loss of a job for a spouse/partner can put incredible stress on a relationship. Here are a few ways to be a good supporter in their time of need.

A greeting by a tech influencer warned me about the real threat of the Covid 19 virus back on January 7, 2020.

Entrepreneurs are optimists and that is an important mindset for navigating uncertainty.

COVID-19 has changed our world permanently. There is no going back to the way things were, only the opportunity to go forward. The flying trapeze change model is a powerful visual to help individuals and organization to embrace the new normal.

While helping to select mentors for The Sandbox non-profit, I learned a valuable lesson from a 14 year old mentor candidate. Serving others is the key to effective leadership and our youth understand it, but adults often forget the power of servant leadership.

Employee engagement is critical during a crisis. This is the time for leaders to step up. Driving employee engagement during the Coronovirus requires a focus on communications, empathy and true leadership.

Covid-19 is teaching us a lot about our vulnerability and resilience as individuals and as a society.

These are going to be trying times. The best leaders will lead with empathy. Having led significant downsizing post 9/11 I have some lessons learned to share in this post.

Making work from home work for your organization.