Mary Key, Ph.D. Having a clear and compelling mission that answers the question, “What are we here to do?” is essential to achieving extraordina...
Clarify Your Values – Have they changed?
Values are a core set of guiding principles that reflect what is truly important to an individual and cannot be compromised for material gain. They se...
Assertiveness – A Double Edged Sword
Katy Mims was my friend and mentor—and next-door neighbor—for over 20 years. Katy was a fifth-generation Floridian who started out as a journalist...
The 4 room apartment – which room are you in?
Confused, you’re not alone. During the sheltering times of the Pandemic, you might have felt deprived of social contact, fear and at the same time s...
Powerful Tips on Leading in Uncertain Times
I belong to the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) and attended the annual conference virtually this year. We had a great line-up of spe...
It’s All How You Frame It
Probably one of the least used and most effective skills that a leader can employ is the power of conscious framing. A frame is the set of assumptions...
Talk to Me: How to conduct an informal 360
As the year winds down, it’s important to review how you are doing in relation to goals you have set, professionally and personally. A great way to ...
It’s not what you say, it’s how you project it
Women are often penalized for asserting themselves verbally. Interestingly, research indicates that women are not penalized for non-verbal assertive b...
Assertiveness is critical to leadership success
In my blog on “When I Say No, I Feel Guilty,” I outlined some approaches to assertiveness and boundary setting. One of the problems that many wome...
Hurricane Lessons
After the devastation of Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas and Louisiana, I was struck by how many of those interviewed were grateful – a young mo...
What Do You Want?
We negotiate daily. Whether it’s to define the scope of a project, close a sale or agree to who picks up who when soccer season starts. Negotiating ...