Often times when a leader has difficulty with his or her employees, the issue is
not the employee, it’s the leader. It is so easy for us to look outside ourselves,
and blame other people for our problems. Continue reading →

As I prepare my HR Star Conference presentation, “Moving Positively Through Change” I am struck by how much change is currently going on in my life. I have recently resigned from a wonderful organization that I had been with for 14 years, to pursue a long time dream of starting my own corporate training and coaching business. Wow! It sure is scary and I find myself having to catch my breath as occasional waves of panic come over me…. What if I’m not good enough? What if I can’t do this? What if I fail? In my calmer more rational moments, I can look at the situation logically; I know I am good enough. I have years of experience doing this. I have already been successful and have received wonderful support, encouragement and feedback along the way. So what’s my problem? Continue reading →