A few weeks ago, at the request of my followers, I re-introduced the Alignment at Work™ podcast format. For decades, I have offered blogs and written articles, which have a very loyal following. However, my followers loved the ability to listen to my voice while driving, working out, or just whenever they had time. So, […]
Wth all the everyday pressures of our careers, some wonder why hire a leadership consultant or coach? It may appear to be ‘just more thing’ on a long list of things to do in a career or leadership development effort. In fact, not too long ago, executives who hired an executive or leadership coach were […]
Loyal Followers, I am excited to make 2 announcements for this month of Thanksgiving! Finally, my trilogy of books is out on AUDIO! I have personally recorded all three books (my southern accent and all!) For those of you who have not read them, or don’t know about them, here are a few details. Would […]
So, this week is a vital week for all Americans. Regardless of political affiliation, we have a sacred responsibility to allow our voice to be heard through exercising our right to vote…men AND women, since 1920. And yes – that is one important responsibility we each share. Yet, that is not the only non-negotiable. The […]
Early in my career, a very dear and special mentor taught me a very important lesson. He said: the value you place on yourself, is the value the market will place on you (aka: what you are worth). This concept can be harder to embrace than one may think. It takes confidence, truthful assessment, courage, […]
Why is it that if the people ‘on the company bus’ are a company’s most important asset, they are not treated as such? Even through the pandemic, we would hope our perspectives would have changed. However, many companies with which I work have tightened their reins, not loosened them. Does it matter? You better believe […]
Twenty years ago, I founded my company Alignment, Inc. because I was (am) so passionate about this philosophy. And I was not alone. Not long after I founded this company and began to write about Alignment, Oprah also echoed this approach: “The secret is alignment: when you know for sure that you’re on course, and doing […]
Recently, I have been working with a number of individuals elevated to heightened roles of leadership. It has been fascinating to watch the behaviors they believe demonstrate leadership. It is sometimes alarming and unsettling – and their teams are equally curious about how they should respond to their approaches. Though there have been thousands of […]
It is hard – almost impossible – to believe we are embarking on the year 2024! Goodness me….that simply feels surreal. As we start this new year, most of us have exciting plans to make this new year the best year yet. And yet, many times we have already broken our grand intentions by the […]
What an absolutely amazing experience it was being a guest on Brian Moran’s podcast. We had the most energetic and passionate discussion. Thank you, Brian!! To listen to this provocative conversation click here.