by Abe Carrillo | Oct 10, 2024 | Leadership, Teamwork
Over the summer, I had the pleasure of working with a leader of a department of 40 employees. I sat in on a few meetings and noticed that he used comedy in lieu of small talk to break the ice and deal with awkward situations. While levity at work isn’t a bad... 
by Jane Smith | Aug 29, 2024 | Gratitude, Teamwork, Well-Being
As I write this, the new owners of our house, whom I just met today, are doing a final walkthrough. The closing is today, in about 30 minutes. All the i’s are dotted, t’s crossed, it is a matter of filing now. The buyers are looking at their future, while I look at a... by Virginia Brien | Jun 26, 2024 | Productivity, Teamwork, Transformation
“Listening for breakthroughs” isn’t listening to breakthroughs already out there to listen for and find. Listening for breakthroughs is a “build it and they will come” kind of listening. Great coaches and leaders intuitively listen this way.... by Kevin Bullard | Feb 1, 2024 | Integrity, Leadership, Teamwork
During this past Tuesday’s Being a Leader reading with two of my colleagues, we read slides related to authentic listening. This sentence showed me the depths to which I am not listening: This kind of listening requires you to be authentically committed to recreating... 
by Virginia Brien | Jun 22, 2023 | Accountability, Teamwork, Well-Being
I’ve been thinking about our last staff retreat. We were highly focused on the first day and showed up in a state of disarray on the second. Our offsite participants were not on Zoom. One person groaned and grabbed her head as she entered the room. Another (who... 
by Carol Orndorff | Apr 20, 2023 | Accountability, Gratitude, Teamwork
Creating practices has been an integral part of my Dorrier Underwood training and I include them in my coaching with clients. What I’ve gotten clearer about over the last year is how a practice can interrupt “my drift”, that which reliably keeps me small, and has the...