Leadership is Thankless

Leadership is Thankless

Leadership is about doing what is right, not what is easy, and it can quickly become a thankless job. Especially if people don’t agree with what we have to do in our role as leader. We may, in fact, harm someone by the choices we make. In fact, anything you do might...
Accountability Is HARD.

Accountability Is HARD.

It’s a funny thing about being human: Looking backward is easy. Doing the same thing over and over is easy. Of course it is — you know exactly what you’re doing. You’ve figured out the rules, and you can coast without much stress. You can even live in the past,...
Face Your Fears

Face Your Fears

So often we are held back more by our fear than pushed forward by our possibility or potential. We are bombarded with mantras and cliches for addressing this fear: “Feel the fear and do it anyway”  “Just do it”  “Get over it” “Push Through.” There’s a lot of basic,...
Holding a Courageous Space

Holding a Courageous Space

In leadership, especially in the industry of mentoring, coaching, counseling, or other support professions, many of us use the expression that we “hold a safe space” for people.  But that’s not really the truth, is it? We don’t hold safe spaces. We can’t guarantee...