by Pam Hernandez | Jan 8, 2020 | Coaching, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth
The title of a recent article in HBR, “How One Person Can Change the Conscience of an Organization” captured my attention as I often work with leaders who feel they can’t bring meaningful change to their organizations as they aren’t the CEO or they have a “difficult”...
by Pam Hernandez | Nov 4, 2019 | Boundaries, Coaching, Leadership, Personal Growth
I love the Netflix show, “The Crown” about the English monarchy from the mid- 20th century till now. The third season is about to drop and Helena Bonham Carter will be playing Princess Margaret in her middle years. Most of us don’t have the initials HRH behind our...
by Pam Hernandez | Sep 9, 2019 | Coaching, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Coaching, Personal Growth, Self Acceptance
I was asked recently what is my favorite part of work. I had to think about it. I love giving keynote speeches. Conducting workshops for professionals eager to improve their leadership is always energizing. And I get incredibly invested in my individual coaching...
by Pam Hernandez | Sep 2, 2019 | Leadership, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology
There’s an old joke that goes like this: How do you catch an elephant? You’ll need a pair of binoculars, some tweezers, and a milk bottle (shows how old this joke is that it contains a milk bottle). Hide in the bushes and wait for an elephant to come by. Look at the...
by Pam Hernandez | Jun 17, 2019 | Coaching, Corporate Culture, Front Page, Leadership, Personal Growth, Relationships
In diversity and inclusion work, one of the hardest concepts for people to grasp is the difference between intent and impact. Often, when we’re told that something we did or said was hurtful, demeaning, discriminatory etc., we’ll respond sincerely, “That wasn’t my...
by Pam Hernandez | May 27, 2019 | Corporate Culture, Front Page, Leadership, Personal Growth, Unconscious Bias
Growing up, I always felt I didn’t have a “cool” heritage like other people. Some kids had big extended Italian or Greek or Irish or Polish families with weird food on the holidays and interesting traditions and beliefs. Then I met and married my husband who is...