You have started a business or have been managing in a corporate setting for years, or maybe you have been promoted quickly or climbed slowly and steadily up the managerial ladder, and now you find yourself overwhelmed with work, priorities, politics, setting goals, trying to focus and no time to stop or self reflect. Who you gonna call?! The Managerial Consultant. 

A community is not something that just forms on its own with a welcoming environment, business success and fun gatherings (though those don't hurt!). One needs to invest in building the infrastructure to form those meaningful connections and build the trust, authenticity and mutual accountability.

While we each have our comfort zone and personal style of communication, if we want to increase the effectiveness of employee engagement, motivation and feedback that we provide, we always have to take into account what's the other sides story, language, and style.

When I was younger, much younger, we were the last house on the block (if not the street or town) to acquire a VCR (for the sake of some younger readers, that's a video machine - the pre historic version of DVDs, which hopefully you still know what they are). Recently we added a new device to our home, a virtual assistant. Read on to hear what we learned...

Over the past year walks have become an integral part of almost every weekend. It's an hour to disconnect, reflect, exercise and grow. These walks have not only provided insight on a personal level, but they have helped shape and focus discussions that take place in the leadership workshops I lead.  So... how has walking made me a better leader?

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and we all shifted to work from home, a colleague said to me - "You're lucky" You don't need to change a thing. "Just keep doing what you're doing...". I looked at her puzzled as that is far from the truth. Facilitation is not about transferring knowledge, it's not a lecture, not even a training. It's not something one can record and share. Facilitation is about facilitating a group process - helping others grow through the group.