by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.~ Hal Borland We are navigating new territory as the world collectively deals with the impact of COVID19. Today, as we all continue to orient ourselves to this new ‘normal’, I want to come in and offer...
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by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”~Coretta Scott King I’m excited to kick-off a brand new series on the podcast all about masterminds, communities and networking for leaders. I’ve been...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind. ~Brené Brown Most miscommunications and blow-ups happen because we enter into a tricky conversation without much thought. We’re angry, or frustrated, or overwhelmed – so we fire back words that don’t truly reflect what we feel,...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
“Learning is not compulsory…neither is survival.”~ W. Edwards Deming In 2003, I took part in a program called Leadership Calgary (now called the Human Venture Institute). This program was instrumental in my personal and professional development, and in many ways...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
“Yeah. No, no, no, wait a minute, I always have tuna on toast. Nothing’s ever worked out for me with tuna on toast. I want the complete opposite of on toast. Chicken salad, on rye, untoasted… and a cup of tea.” ~George Costanza, Seinfeld We all...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast
Can we talk about how hard it is to get feedback? Navigating feedback – both the giving and the receiving – makes up a lot of my coaching work. On any given Tuesday or Friday, clients will come to me looking for guidance on how to make sense of feedback...
by Stephanie | Leadership
Hello and happy new year! This episode is dropping at the end of my first week back post-holidays, and I feel like I’m just getting back into the groove. As I said on Instagram earlier this week, give yourself lots of grace and space as you re-enter back to...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
As we come to the end of the year, let’s all take a collective moment to pause, look backward and reflect on all the ground we’ve covered and lessons we’ve learned. It’s easy to want blow past the past and focus only on what’s ahead, but we do so at our own peril....
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast, Leadership
Yes I’m an overnight success, just 11 years in the making. ~Chris Brogan, author and speaker My husband and I were watching TV last week after a very long day. As I searched the PVR for something to watch, I saw that Modern Family had just started taping. Awesome I...
by Stephanie | Everyday Leadership for Smart Women podcast
A bird sitting in a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because its trust is not in the branch but in its wings. ~Unknown Spring has sprung, quarter two is ahead of us and I’m taking a moment to pause, catch my breath and regroup. In reality, that’s meant...
