listening

It Happens to Everyone

I spoke today to Shell Women in Downstream [WDSF] Finance’s Symposium today. What a fabulous congregation of women! The auditorium was nearly filled with women who connected very easily to “You know what you said … do you know what … Continue reading

Expect Success?

A politician recently said “Americans have a right to expect success.” Now I agree with this concept; what I disagree with is their definition of ‘success’.  Even though ‘success’ is not one of those ambiguous words we discuss in my … Continue reading

Leadership Lessons Learned

At a recent Leadership workshop I facilitated, we opened the session sharing our ‘lessons learned’. Three had to do with listening and 12 had to do with effective communication. Among the responses were “check for understanding”, “avoid being judgmental”, “quick … Continue reading