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What Coaching Can Do for You

You may be interested in starting coaching but aren't quite sure what goes on in these sessions. Here's a glimpse into what a session is like and what they're designed to do. Bring out the best leader in you!

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No matter where I spent my year-end Holidays, each place brought a new perspective and renewed my hope

I have lived in many countries on many continents, and I’m often asked, which country did you prefer? It’s such a hard question to answer. Each of them brought me joy, tears, friendship, appreciation, personal growth, and contributed to who I am today.

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Uninspired at Work? Then Introduce Creative Play!

Most of us come to work wearing our most grown-up personas possible. We put on our pressed shirts and stiffest shoes, our serious faces and we’re heads down focusing on time, dates, deliverables, budgets, and all those other “officially adult” tasks in our day.

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How coaching helped Letitia make a major career change

Does making a career change make you happier? I coached my client Letitia through stepping away from the "corporate swirl" into an entirely different life and career. Watch her video to see how she feels now that she's switched gears with the help of coaching.

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Dear Melissa: A Letter Encouraging You to Define Your Own Power

Watching the secretary to Governor Cuomo brought out the coach in me. New York is a tough place to establish leadership, especially in politics.

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Summer Doldrums? Take this Pause to Cultivate Serendipity

A slow, locked-down summer is the perfect time to think change. The “doldrums” refers to the area around the equator where sailors can get stuck without wind, often for weeks. This maritime occurrence forces sailing ships to halt their journeys and wait for the air to shift.

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Will Remote Work Make It Even Harder for Women to Get Promoted?

Some of us will be heading back into the office soon, while some will continue working from home indefinitely, or, as boldly proposed by Twitter and Square, forever. But does that mean our careers will stagnate? How will we learn to lead or prove ourselves in this new virtual frontier?

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Women are Successfully Leading Countries — So Why Aren't They Leading More Companies?

As New Zealand’s “Beehive” rattled during a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, Jacinda Ardern remained unshaken during a live interview. She calmly stated that indeed, there was an earthquake, reassuring viewers “we’re fine… we’re in a structurally-sound place,” as she flashed her Cheshire Cat smile.

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