The power of boundaries
This ONE Idea In a recent coaching session, a client shared a profound insight at his “ah-ha” moment: At first, this seems paradoxical. After all, rigidity is often the enemy of fluidity. As a coach, a significant part of my job is to shake up the rigidity to allow fluidity in my client's system, so […]
The Trap of Passiveness: Why We Resist Taking Control
Happy This ONE Friday! Inertia is the very reason why routine works. It is also why we keep repeating a certain pattern, whether it works for or against us. This week, I chanced upon an old friend: passiveness. This ONE Idea “"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to […]
Need more visibility in your company but…
You are doing well in your career and poised to get promoted. Then a mentor, often also a senior executive, tells you that you must become more visible in the larger organization for bigger success. You know what that means: shout out about your achievement, speak more, speak louder, socialize, network, pitch, sell, boast. You […]
This ONE – How trustworthy are you?
But while writing this newsletter, I am not feeling happy. And I think that is okay. My daughter’s close friend, also a 5-year-old girl, lost her mother last night. Though unfamiliar with her mother, I have met the girl many times. In the past years, she had grown from a timid toddler to a sweet […]