How to get people to respect you, really
I just taught a great leadership class in Guatemala. Yes, they were impressed by my credentials and accomplishments and how many listings came up when they Googled my name. In the end, this isn't why I got great scores on the evaluation. It helped to gain their attention. To sustain it, I had to do something else: care about them.
I cared enough to teach them. I cared enough to look
Needing someone doesn’t make you n...
I have a friend who's relationship was rocky for years. She is a powerful executive coach who is asked to speak on leadership world-wide. When she met her boyfriend, he was the marketing VP for a well-known global corporation. During their relationship, he moved on to creating his own consultancy. Their travels and changes in their lives made for a bumpy relationship.
Once, while visiting my friend, we made a quick
Will you forgive me?
Sorry if you wanted to hear my ICF presentation. I was so happy when I figured out how to link audio to my blog posts that I didn't read what formats it would accept. If you want a copy of the presentation, respond to this post and I will email it directly to you. Another reminder of when my enthusiasm, and impatience, give me trouble.
I would love to share a
Hear Marcia at the 2008 ICF conference
The current generation of high-acheiving women: Coaching the Restless Spirit
I presented my research and talked about coaching high-achieving women to a fabulous group of over 200 people in Montreal this past November at the International Coach Federation conference. If you would like to hear the presentation, please click on the link above.
Email me if you want a copy of
What do you do when you can’t lead...
I took my partner, Karl, to Kauai for his 50th birthday. We celebrated by standing at the top of a 800-foot waterfall. Fabulous!! Yet hiking to that spot, and on a slippery trail on the Na Pali coast, I had a chance to observe some of my quirky high-achiever behavior.
While hiking, when I am in front I tend to hike at a fast clip, maybe too fast since I'm pretty
Time to be recognized
Thank you to all the coaches who showed up in my session at the ICF conference to hear about my research on the current generation of high achieving women in the workplace. My heart pumped wildly as over 200 women raised their hand declaring they are a part of this somewhat misunderstood and mostly mismanaged generation. When I defined who they are and how they differ from the generation of
Turnaround vs. Transformation
In the Future of Management, author Gary Hamel said, "A turnaround is a transformation past due."
Certainly, this statement has rung true as so many businesses are failing and laying people off, showing a lack of resilience. Our leaders are strategically challenged. They focus on improving current processes for short term gain instead of continually making the changes that prepare their organizations for the future.
Yet this statement also rings true for
Not enough women leaders…whose fau...
I was asked by a reporter for the U.S. Business Review if corporations are doing enough to develop women for leadership positions. Here was my answer:
1. Many corporations are offering Leadership Programs just for women. This is good and bad. It is a good way to support women as they rise within the organization. However, it can send the message that they are in need of help (need to be
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