by Beth Strathman | Oct 4, 2024 | authentic, awareness, behavior, beliefs, leader, leadership, leadership training, mindset, professional development plan, self-awareness
What’s more important to you — the status you get from being in a leadership position or the responsibility to serve others? The quality of your leadership is shaped by whether you emphasize the status and privilege that you get from being in a leadership position...
by Beth Strathman | Aug 26, 2024 | adaptive leadership, awareness, behavior, corporate culture, leadership, leadership skills, psychological safety, women in leadership
In today’s business world, your ability to access your empathy and emotional intelligence is a must. Increasingly, the modern workplace has changed, morphing from a bastion of masculine qualities and values to giving greater value to these and other feminine...
by Beth Strathman | Feb 22, 2021 | adaptive leadership, assumptions, awareness, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, dialogue, influence, internal processes, leadership, learning, listening, psychological safety, psychological safety, self-awareness, team
Do you congratulate yourself on the fact that your team never argues or even disagrees with each other? Hold on. That might not be a good thing. Results from a study of 55 executives teams by consulting firm RHR International found that while internal cohesion and...
by Beth Strathman | Jun 18, 2019 | awareness, behavior, change, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, credibility, identity, influence, leadership, leadership skills, listening, self-awareness, values
Exerting more positive influence with others can take a lot of listening, especially with individuals and groups who appear to be at odds with you. You know your good intentions and probably see yourself in the best possible light. However, the story you tell yourself...
by Beth Strathman | Mar 19, 2019 | awareness, behavior, beliefs, collaboration, communication, corporate culture, delegate, ego, identity, leader, leadership, micromanaging, self-awareness, team
When you lead other people, there is no shortage of learning opportunities. After all, humans are varied and complicated, and circumstances change constantly. Factor in into the mix your own strengths, vulnerabilities, and triggers, and things get really interesting....
by Beth Strathman | Aug 7, 2018 | assumptions, authentic, awareness, behavior, beliefs, change, ego, evolve, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, resilience, self-awareness, success
When was the last time you got out of your “comfort zone”? Here’s a story, from storyteller Michael Meade, about the fact that seeking safety might be costing you something: On the ancient savannas life pours forth in the form of teeming, feeding...
