Family Conflict

Hey Arnold Schwarzenegger! Keep it zipped

15 Oct, 2012Accountability, Books, Character, Communication, Conflict, Decision Making, Ethics, Family Conflict, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Patterns, Politics, Power, Psychology, Reflections, Relationships, Sankofa

Most contemporary PR books give the same advice: any publicity is better than no publicity. This is the modern way to sell books, get on TV, and make millions. Share This

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Leadership development: Groaning about organizational change

6 Sep, 2012Accountability, Advice, Boss, Boss-Employee Relationship, Business, Coaching, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Consulting, Decision Making, Employers, Executive Teams, Family Business, Family Conflict, Fear, Human Resources, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Management, Meetings, motivation, Stress, Team Building, Workplace Relationships

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Leadership and Organic Soap

9 Apr, 2012Advice, Business, Character, Community Relationships, Ethics, Family Business, Family Conflict, History, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Patterns, Political distrust, Reflections, Relationships

I was taking a shower and suddenly the bottle of pure castile soap made with organic oils spoke to me. No, I really didn’t lose my mind; I merely realized that the soap I have loved for many years had a bigger story to tell. Share This

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Leadership Development: Getting to Rock Bottom

26 Mar, 2012Accountability, Avoider, Books, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Family Conflict, Fear, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, Patterns, Psychology, Reflections, Relationships, Super Achiever, Transformation, Trust

He stood looking in the mirror and liked what he saw; tall, graying hair, just enough, well-exercised body, not overly done. He smiled that captivating smile and spoke to himself, “Good evening ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me.”  His voice would not disappoint him, still smooth and melodic....

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Life is But a Dream

19 Jul, 2011Character, Family Conflict, Relationships, Total Leaders, Transformation

If you haven’t seen the movie “Inception” grab a copy, make sure you are not disturbed and let your mind go. I mean really just watch without too much thinking. You can analyze afterwards and go on line to see all the different points of view about what this film...

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Leadership and Faeries

15 Jul, 2011Character, Family Conflict, Leaders, Leadership, Patterns, Relationships

When my daughters were little kids I did what moms do, I thought about what they would be when they grew up. Oh I envisioned all sorts of careers and family configurations. And then, like a smart mother, I decided their fates were best left to them. Share This

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Leadership by Indirection

14 Jul, 2011Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Family Conflict, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Patterns, Relationships, Transformation, Workplace Relationships

Sylvia explains how leadership can be learned indirectly from unlikely sources.

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Working With The Enemy

13 Jul, 2010Boss, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Executive Teams, Family Conflict, Human Resources, Leaders, Leadership, Patterns

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Teaching Leadership

6 Jul, 2010Business, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Diversity, Ethics, Executive Teams, Family Business, Family Conflict, Human Resources, Integrity, Leaders, Leadership, leadership development, Leadership Strategies, motivation, Neuroscience, PatternAware, Patterns, Power, Reflections, Relationships, Stress, Total Leaders, Transformation, Workplace Relationships, Young Leaders

There has been a fascinating discussion going on for several weeks on the Leadership Think Tank Group on LinkedIn. The question is “If you could teach one thing to a young leader what would it be?” Share This

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Do Exec's Make Lousy Spouses

23 Jun, 2010Boss, Business, Collaboration, Community Relationships, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Economy, Family Conflict, Health, History, Leaders, Leadership, Money, Patterns, Reflections, Relationships, Stress, Transformation, Workplace Relationships

Sometimes I think we are looking at little tidbits of information hoping that will give us easy answers. Partly we all have been trained to sort and judge, sort and judge, sort and judge. It is initially more complex to look at the whole enchilada, the whole system for answers....

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