This week I became a certified psychological safety coach in partnership with Noomii.com and Amy Edmondson’s The Fearless Organization. Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership a the...

How have you added to the value of your services or products since your last price increase? Whether you’ve improved your knowledge by investing in continuing education, increased your mastery and...

You might think you have a phenomenal, creative idea for starting a business. Perhaps you’ve seen someone else bring something similar to market and you think you can build a better mousetrap....

If you’ve been growing your business and you’ve got a great concept that can scale, you might be thinking about franchising. Before you proceed, I encourage you to take time to check in with...

In pre-recession times business owners are smart to find ways to cut costs and offer economic options to their customers. One way to cut costs and protect earnings is to outsource work. But don’t...

A company’s earnings per share declined for the third straight quarter as top leaders failed to make crucial decisions that could turn things around. Another company failed to create a culture of...

Whether you’re designing custom enamel pendants, installing filtered water, doing virtual assistant work, or planting fall vegetables, your side hustle is rewarding, interesting, and a nice source...

Diversity on your team will help you better serve your customers. Research shows that diverse teams are more outward-focused and have a growth mindset that help organizations thrive in these...

As you’ve developed your business or career you may have started with motivations that are subconscious. Take time to raise them to the level of consciousness by asking yourself why. Why do you do...

Startups quickly find that they’ve got culture. Either they intentionally built it on an ethical foundation from day one, or they’ve got an accidental culture that may not reflect the values of...

Women gather to discuss and overcome obstacles they face in their business every month at the South Sound Women Business Owners’ MeetUp.  It’s a joy to facilitate this MeetUp group,...

Sean Douglas is a Resilience Expert, father of three, business owner and host of the popular podcast, Life Transformation Radio, which is all about helping people understand the pivotal...

This morning I received two requests for assistance. One from a person who focuses on, creates, and complains about problems. The second from a person who continually seeks to add value...

Today I attended the final day of Steve Harrison’s Publishing and Publicity Workshop, where I worked on developing and moving forward toward my vision of Life Beyond #MeToo, a world that...

This morning I left ten minutes early for a meeting with Berny Dohrman, Co-Founder of CEOSpace International, and my friend and sister coach, Carol Stanley, I got behind an accident....

We all are plagued by life’s interruptions, challenges, detours, and irritants. Sometimes things just don’t go how we plan. It is in those instances that EQ shows up in a big way, and we really can...

Yesterday in Los Cabos a friend and I visited two cantinas serving the Los Cabos and tourist populations. One, in Cabo San Lucas, attracted passersby with a friendly, colorful, large painted sign,...

The past few days I’ve enjoyed just sitting and watching ocean waves rise, crash against the beach and recede. Over, and over, and over again. What it’s taught me is how consistent actions create...

Are you reinventing the wheel every day? What tools do you use to streamline your work, lower your admin/red tape time, and impact your clients positively? Last Friday I facilitated a meeting of ICF...

Every day I encounter people who present the perfect image. Their Instagram posts are shiny, their Facebook LIVE videos are flawless (even without makeup), their LinkedIn profiles and websites are...