by Laurie Hillis | Dec 10, 2024 | Dare To Lead, Featured, Leadership, Workshops
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Ever since learning about the concept of polarities and how it relates to...
by Laurie Hillis | Nov 26, 2024 | Courage, Leadership, Workshops
With genuine effort, yes Trust is like oxygen – easy to take for granted but critical to survive. A little breakdown in trust, whether it’s between team members, a manager and their team, or across departments, can leave everyone feeling deflated, frustrated, or...
by Laurie Hillis | Nov 11, 2024 | Courage, Goal setting, Leadership
Reframe Life’s Transitions Into an Exciting Future I’ve been thinking a lot about transitions lately. It seems that I am facing one after another, as are many of the coaching clients I work with and even the world! Some are going through big life changes, like...
by Laurie Hillis | Oct 29, 2024 | Leadership
Make thoughtful contributions to conversations that matter Everyone wants to show up a certain way. We may have different styles and personalities, but most of us want to show up as smart; knowledgeable; credible; like we know what we’re talking about. But even when...
by Laurie Hillis | Feb 19, 2024 | Courage, Dare To Lead, Leadership
Sidestepping: A misuse of power? We hear a lot about how people abuse power; taking advantage of it to get others to do what they want. In fact, it’s what I wrote about in my last blog. In reading more from author Julie Diamond and her work on the topic of Power in...
by Laurie Hillis | Jan 29, 2024 | Courage, Dare To Lead, Leadership
The difference between power that is given and that is earned Power. What does that word mean to you? What feelings does it elicit? What experiences have you had with it? Where do you have it and where do you not? How we experience “power” is dependent on so many...
