For years I’ve been curious about the best ways to make changes stick. I studied and practiced Biofeedback several years ago and became fascinated by its broad applications. Premier athletes were using it to honing their performance. Over and over I witnessed people developing mastery over something by remaining dedicated to practicing the mindful desired […]
Making Change Stick
Last week I invited each of you to ponder your relationship to abundance and/or scarcity and make a commitment to making one change in your habits every month. Over the next few weeks, we’ll continue the discussion with a focus on the challenge of making our changes stick and to support you in being successful […]
Sufficiency, Sustainability and Generosity
An article by Diana Gabriel, Certified Strengths Strategy Coach, originally published in Women, Inc., February/March 2007 We are deep into long days of winter when time seems to slow down a bit and gives us space to reflect. By now I hope that each of you has taken some time to set your vision or […]
Failure?
What if you created a culture within your organization where failure is accepted, acknowledged, and celebrated? If failure were not a shameful or blameful act would you and your people take more risks? Would you be more innovative? Imagine the possibilities within a culture where leaning in, contributing the full range of your gifts and […]
Developing New Bounce Back Strategies
Disruption and change are a given, how you chose to respond is not. The good news is, you can strengthen your resilience quota to withstand the disruptions that you’ll encounter as a leader. It’s important to develop strategies for bouncing back better, wiser and, stronger with each failure or mistake that you’ll make. Living into […]
Learning from Mistakes
When you’re a perfectionist or achievement orientated one of the most difficult things to consistently and authentically do is to be vulnerable and transparent about mistakes and failures. It takes a lot of courage to be authentically vulnerable with your team and the people you care about. Many of us worry about what people will […]
Can Optimism Aid in Resilience & Bounce Back
I have been fascinated with Resilience research. When I learned that resilience can be taught and internalized I became even more captivated as I followed the research. This has allowed me to offer my clients a path that strengthens their resilience and adaptability, building more grounded sustainability for their life choices. This increases self-confidence and […]
Leadership Resilience – The Art of Bouncing Back
As a fan of Brené Brown’s work, I’m grateful for how her work has facilitated my reframing of what I have viewed as failures, allowing me to see how these experiences have formed my character and backbone as an authentic leader. It’s a struggle, at times, feeling as if it’s culturally counterintuitive to not feel […]
The Secret of Successful Leadership
As a leader, one of the greatest gifts that you can offer your people is access to tools, knowledge, and opportunities that will help them build their capacity to contribute their best. It’s a way to ‘Give the work back to the people.’ It provides them the possibility for success and is a win-win for […]
Effective Employee Development: 3 Tips from the Best Leaders
When people have the opportunity to take deep dives into their individual gifts, talents, and strengths they become curious and excited to learn more. I believe most people strive to be the best version of themselves when given the opportunity to do so. In turn, when you gift your people these opportunities they become more […]
Diana Gabriel, PPC