Greatness begins
with awareness.

Susan’s Insights

Connecting the dots to optimal performance.

An Individual Performer Learns The Power Of Collaborative Leadership

George, a 30-something media executive, was well regarded by his clients and bosses but was experiencing quite a high turnover of his direct reports and wasn’t quite sure what was the root of the problem.

In Leadership, Emotional Intelligence Makes a Huge Difference

As a leadership coach, I am often hired to help executives increase their emotional intelligence because, in today’s world, leadership success is not possible without strong EQ skills.

Is Stress Affecting Your Leadership?

A lot of my Leadership Coaching clients come to their sessions and report feeling so stressed out that they are having trouble focusing on what they need to accomplish. That’s hardly surprising.

Strengths Coaching Increases a Leader’s Energy and Performance

Jeff Jones, a Vice President in an international engineering firm, hired me to increase his leadership impact and lower his feelings of overwhelm.

Making Time for Reflection Increases Leadership Effectiveness

Is your “life platter” well balanced? How often do you make time to listen to your “internal cues”? This something I always ask to my Executive Coaching clients. Why?

Intuition As A Leadership Skill

I recently gave a talk about intuition in the workplace (and in life). Is it something only a few possess? Can it be used as a leadership skill? When should we trust it and when should we not?

Are Your Beliefs Hindering Your Leadership?

Our belief system is a key to the lives we create. If you are an executive, your belief system is likely to have an impact on your leadership style – whether you are aware of it or not.

Effective Team Building Needs Talent Diversification

A consulting firm hired me to do a team building workshop to help them work more effectively together. The team was overflowing with good projects but struggled to work together.

Leveraging your strengths for better work relationships

Mary Lou is a bright, successful professional who runs a fast-paced consulting group but needed coaching to improve a challenging and frustrating work relationship with her boss.

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