Test Your Career Confidence, Time IQ, Stress, and More

March 10, 2024 No Comments

I love assessments in a deep and meaningful way. What could be better than to learn about ourselves and inspire change from within? I use ...

Highly Engaged Leader

Your Brain On Bias: Advice to Keep Unconscious Bias In Check

February 6, 2024 No Comments

I believe people are complicated. We are not all one thing or another. We are not the choices we make or the language we use. ...

Highly Engaged Leader

3 Ways To Make Your One-to-ones More Powerful

January 23, 2024 No Comments

At the most basic level—leadership is about getting people to behave in a certain way. All tasks, goals, and norms boil down to behaviors. Leaders ...

Blind Spots

From Valued to Vanished: 10 Ways to Lose a Key Team Member

January 9, 2024 No Comments

I considered calling this article “Everything you learned about leadership from your parents or sports coach is wrong,” but that seemed harsh. Yet, it’s true. ...

Leadership Advice

The War Between Leaders and Teams—Back in the Office, or Not?

November 28, 2023 No Comments

Companies are starting to get really serious about making use of that expensive office space they have been paying for in spite of little—or very ...

Books and Resources

Brenda’s 2023 Reading List

November 28, 2023 No Comments

This year’s reading list comes with a bit of a warning…many experts tell us that if we want to read more, we should stop reading ...

Goal Setting

Set your intentions for 2024

November 27, 2023 No Comments

It’s hard to believe I started the Coaching Minute in 2005 and some of you have been subscribed all that time. Thank you! As a ...

Work Stress

Are You Having A Stress Fantasy About Work?

November 22, 2023 No Comments

Do you have an “alternative form of work” fantasy? Something that feels like it would have way less stress and responsibility? A place where you ...

Feedback

Quick Pop Feedback For Leaders

November 8, 2023 No Comments

Do you find yourself avoiding giving feedback to your team—especially certain individuals? It’s actually quite common. Work feels complicated as it is, let alone when ...