by coachseattle | Dec 13, 2025 | Leadership / team / organization, Personal growth & development, Reflection
Year-End Reflection Reflecting on this year’s coaching conversations, I noticed two questions appeared repeatedly: “What matters to you?” and “What are you good at?” What matters to you is the values you honor. What you are good at is about your strengths and your...
by coachseattle | Aug 20, 2025 | Leadership / team / organization
Leading with Grace How many times have we been told to deliver a project based on a single inquiry from a leader? The worst case was when the project was pushed to completion, and the leader lost interest because they had moved on to their next priority. Our words are...
by coachseattle | Jul 25, 2025 | EI (Emotional Intelligence), Health and wellness, Leadership / team / organization
Emotional Regulation- A Critical Leadership Competency Emotional regulation is a critical leadership competency. It involves an integration of the brain and the mind. I am reflecting on how memory plays a role in it after a coaching discussion. When grown-ups throw a...
by coachseattle | Apr 16, 2025 | Business / Marketing / Branding / Business Strategy, Leadership / team / organization, Reflection
Strategy Reinvented Conference Reflection When I took the Gallup StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment 15 years ago, three of my top five strengths fell within the Strategic Thinking category. That enlightened me as to why I could connect the dots and come up with ideas...
by coachseattle | Mar 15, 2025 | Leadership / team / organization, Personal growth & development
Learning from WorkPlace Big Five As I wrapped up my certificates on a personality trait assessment, Workplace Big Five, I started reading The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump: A Psychological Reckoning, a book recommended by a colleague. The author Dan P. McAdams used...
by coachseattle | Feb 15, 2025 | Leadership / team / organization, Personal growth & development
Vertical Development – Sense Making My dad wanted to give my daughter his new walker. He said, “It’s too fancy for me, and it seems Julie showed great interest in it when she put it together.” This highlights how a 96-year-old makes sense of the world. Like my dad, we...
