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Authentic Leaders Make Passion Contagious

September 24, 2019 by Diana Leave a Comment

Authentic, Passion, Contagious, Confident Vulnerability, Engagement, Fulfillment, Courage, Motivation, Contribution, Challenge, Inspire, Challenge, Confidence, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Leading with confident vulnerability and inviting your people to courageously contribute their very best creates a culture of full engagement and fulfillment for everyone, even when there is risk of failure. Allowing your authentic passion to be present invites others to be vulnerable. With passion, courage, and grace we can all flourish, contributing the best […]

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Courage: The Strength to Stand Up

May 7, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Courage, Strength, Stand Up, Risk, Choice, Values, Calling, Purpose, Challenges, Opportunities, Intuition, Truth, Compassion, Forgiveness, Response, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

Leaders take risks that require courage every day. Courage can be seen as a way of being, a way in which we are in choice about how we live our lives. It takes great courage to live a life that is aligned with your values and strengths and to follow your life purpose or calling. […]

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Challenges of Receiving Feedback

March 20, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Feedback, Receiving, Giving, Challenges, Increase Trust, Reduce Conflict, Growth, Confidence, Triggers, Truth, Relationship, Identity, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

It’s tough to give or receive feedback in a culture of ‘nice’, where we infinitely extend grace. While working with organizations I notice the leaders becoming frustrated that their people aren’t performing as expected. Yet, not wanting their people to feel bad, they avoid the difficult conversations that hold people accountable. Some leaders create stories […]

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Receiving Feedback Is Hard

March 12, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

Perspective, Strengths Lens, Common Sense, Gift, Feedback, Reluctance, Workplace Challenge, Fear, Difficult, Undesirable, Issues, Challenges, Graceful, Resistance, Recognize, Manage, Fear of Change, Fear of Failure, Fear of Rejection, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, Leadership Coach

The ability to put feedback into perspective is a gift. Today, during a coaching conversation, a client shared a big AHA moment they experienced after becoming frustrated that the service person was not understanding and not addressing their concerns about a system being installed in their home. It wasn’t until later that evening that the […]

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The Resistance to Receiving Feedback

March 7, 2018 by Diana Leave a Comment

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Continuing our focus on ‘The Gift of Giving & Receiving Feedback’ this week, I reflect on some of my more painful growth edges—when I’ve truly taken to heart difficult feedback. Enabling me to sit with and grow from the feedback is my trust in the intentions of those providing me with the feedback, and knowing […]

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Mindfulness: The Restlessness Experience

February 7, 2017 by Diana Leave a Comment

Mindful, Reflection, Meditation, Restlessness, Mind, Be Still, Focus, Breath, Observe, Discover, Be Gentle, Challenge, Experience You, Non-Achievement, Slow Down, Strengths, Strengths Based Leadership, StrengthsFinder, leadership coach

We are living in tumultuous and unsettling times for many. What are your habits and practices for staying centered and grounded? Are you clear about your core values and the gifts and talents you bring to the table, allowing you to be responsive rather than reactive to unsettling events? How do you stay aligned with […]

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