by Stephanie | Leadership Letters
“Gathering matters because it is through each other that we figure out what we believe.” ~Priya Parker When I decided to add more community elements to the next iteration of LEAD.Well, I did so both because members were asking for them and also because the...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast
People will thank you if you created good rules, because otherwise it’s awkward, and you’re leaving everyone to figure them out on their own. ~Priya Parker Over the past few months, tens of thousands of meetings that would otherwise be conducted in...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
“The courage to be vulnerable is not about winning or losing, it’s about the courage to show up when you can’t predict or control the outcome.”Brené Brown Yesterday, while cooking my seven thousandth meal in the past few weeks, I was listening to one of my favourite...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns.Anne Lamott As we find ourselves in the middle of this global pandemic; past the shock and awe of those first few weeks of the shutdown and quarantining,...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Planning + Productivity
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.J.R.R. Tolkien As we all navigate working from home, with partners and kids, and new learning curves – it’s easy to find ourselves feeling foggy, scattered and completely unfocused....
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
In the absence of information, people make assumptions.Stephanie Pollock In these shorter episodes, I’ve been primarily focusing on how you can better navigate these challenging times. This is the idea of putting our own oxygen masks on first as we can’t give what we...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal, and necessary.Doreen Virtue As we enter wrap up week six of working from home during COVID-19, many of us are looking forward to a weekend free from yet another Zoom meeting. While I’m grateful for...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest duties of man.G.K. Chesterton Do you worry that you’ve got to make this quarantine count? Are you measuring yourself against what everyone else is getting done while at home? In today’s episode, we continue...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
We can endure almost anything if we are centered, if we have some focus in our life. You can endure if you have an anchor.Renita J. Weems A reminder that for the next little while, I’ll be publishing more often with shorter episodes as a way to talk about and support...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership, Planning + Productivity
In the end, all it takes is one small action, by one person. One at a time.Susan Cooper As I mentioned in last week’s extra episode, for the near foreseeable future, I’ll be coming to you more often – every Monday, Wednesday and Friday to drop a shorter episode...
