Absolutely Mad In Love Well, yes, here it is my favorite time of year again. And I sure don’t need to put it in my planner to remember. I love March Madness. For me, what March Madness does exceptionally well is to bring together the best of leadership and authentic team spirit. And watching how [...]
Archive for the ‘presence’ Category
Maria’s Ode to Joy
April 1, 2011
Your Loss Can Be Your Gain
November 22, 2010
We lose things all of the time. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you told me that you lost something important or valuable recently. Whether it’s losing a cell phone, an expensive piece of jewelry, an office file with a month’s worth of work or your wallet full of credit cards, losing something feels [...]
Good Grief…is there any other kind?
October 5, 2010
Have you noticed that I haven’t written one of my regular Yes2Yes messages lately that I always time to inspire you with some interesting life experience? I’ve missed our communication but I’ve been unusually quiet for the last few months with good reason. Front Row Seat to Heaven My beloved — and feisty — mother, [...]
Cheering a Team to Defeat!!!???
May 10, 2010
Spring is the perfect time of year! For me, the season starts to come to life beginning with NCAA March Madness, and then fully blossoms with the NBA playoffs in April and May. If you know me well, you know I’m a huge basketball fan. What can I say — I love team performance while [...]
Wrap Up Your Presence
December 21, 2009
December is a favorite time of year for me. I’m enjoying completing my gift giving and getting ready to celebrate this wonderful holiday time. I love planning a meaningful gift list for family, friends and colleagues plus designating year end charitable contributions to some of my favorite groups. Giving thoughtful gifts and generous contributions has [...]
Cheering for Underdog Leadership
July 17, 2009
Leadership rarely starts easy. Yet something in all of us wants to believe in the magic of overnight success without all of the hard work and often failure that’s part of the process. That’s probably why I am so drawn to Lloyd, a character on the HBO series, Entourage. When the season premier opened this [...]
Power Up Your Vision
March 3, 2009
Vision has always been a subtle but critical element for effective leadership. In these tough times, I firmly believe that it’s even more essential. My thinking on vision was reinforced last week while speaking at the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Annual Alumni meeting in Washington, DC. All presentations I attended, including my own, emphasized the [...]
Here and There
October 16, 2008
What is there for you, as a leader? You know what I mean? Like when I get there – then everything will be all good. I keep trying to think about when there is here. As far as I can figure, we’re always here. Right here. Not there. Nowhere else to be. So isn’t right [...]
