by Pam Hernandez | Apr 10, 2019 | Career, Change, Front Page, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or step back into safety. –Abraham Maslow The first time I thought I was grown up was after my mom died. I was 21, just finishing college, gone through a tragic event. I thought to myself, “I’m...
by Pam Hernandez | Apr 6, 2019 | Assessments, Coaching, Front Page, Leadership, self confidence
I coach a lot of leaders and probably the top task they have anxiety about is giving feedback. When I ask them why they’re hesitant, I hear comments such as: “I’m afraid it will be uncomfortable; they’ll get upset.” “I don’t like conflict and feedback feels like...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 28, 2019 | Career, Front Page, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Mindfulness, Personal Growth
I just finished teaching an online course “Mindfulness in Leadership.” One of the major points is that most of us spend more time dwelling on the past or worrying about the future than we do in the moment. I definitely fall into the “worrying about the future”...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 20, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, The Leadership Circle
“We judge ourselves by our intentions; we judge others by their actions.” I have never coached anyone who intends to be an ineffective leader. I often start coaching engagements using a 360 assessment called The Leadership Circle Profile. This insightful tool measures...
by Pam Hernandez | Mar 12, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
“Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.” — Simone Weil In my work with leaders, I find that one very human characteristic holds us back from being an effective leader: our ability and propensity to tell ourselves stories....
by admin | Feb 14, 2019 | Book Reviews, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, The Leadership Circle
“A business can’t outgrow the effectiveness of its leadership.” —Scaling Leadership (Anderson and Adams, 2019 We’ve known for a long time that great organizations are the direct result of great leaders. But what separates a great leader from an ineffective...
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