Leading With Contempt? Your Team Notices—Even If You Don’t I was talking to a group of people the other day when the term “contempt prior to investigation” came up. It’s part of a quote by Herbert Spencer, and while it’s often thrown around in recovery circles, it’s just as relevant in leadership. Because let’s be honest—we all […]
The Silent Leadership Killer You Don’t Even Realize You’re Doing Read More »
Doing What’s in Front of You When the World Feels Like It’s on Fire There’s something uniquely disorienting about trying to focus on everyday work when the world outside feels like it’s unraveling. Whether it’s political chaos, global uncertainty, or personal upheaval, the weight of it all can make even the simplest tasks feel impossible. Even
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The Problem: Stress Is Stealing Your Leadership Edge Imagine this: You’re in a high-stakes meeting, trying to make a critical decision, but your mind is racing with unfinished tasks, a missed deadline, and that awkward conversation with your team member you’ve been avoiding. You snap at a colleague for a minor comment, and suddenly the
Stress is Talking, Are You Listening? How to Lead with Emotional Awareness Read More »
For those of us in long-term recovery, there’s an expectation that once we’ve put down the bottle or walked out of the meeting room, life should be smooth sailing from there. Spoiler alert: it’s not. Sobriety doesn’t come with a magic wand that fixes your professional relationships or makes you the office superhero (though wouldn’t
Recovery in the Workplace: Navigating Professional Relationships While Staying Sober Read More »
Have you ever experienced the universe handing you a brilliant idea at the most inconvenient time? That was me several years ago before I became a leadership success sponsor. Over the years, I’ve heard many stories of people in recovery who achieve professional success, and then forget what initially made them happy, joyous, and free.
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Years ago, I remember sitting in traffic thinking about the employees at work. Why can’t they just do what they are supposed to do? I reached into the center compartment that held my bottle of antacids and ate a few. I fantasized about going to a faraway place where there was no phone, no computer,
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