I can almost recite word for word a familiar question I get during Q&A sessions after I present. “How do I get my team to come out of their shells to be more courageous at work?” There’s no doubt that professionals want to take worthwhile risks in the workplace. Part one of this series explored…
There are several reasonable workplace goals you could set to fuel professional progress. You could focus your ambition on managing a new project, expanding your influence or improving time management. The goals that deserve critical attention, though, are the ones that will help you consistently develop into a courageous leader — a leader who effectively…
When it comes to courage, we cannot separate possibility from risk. A listener called into The Courage Hotline podcast and asked me how stand in her courage — how to stand firm in saying how she wanted to represent herself in the world — without coming across to others as cocky. The last part of…
On this episode of The Courage Hotline, one caller is having a difficult time deciding whether she should leave her comfortable job to seek out another one that is more aligned with her purpose. Another caller wants insight into the courage needed to come out as a transgender woman to family, friends and coworkers. I’m…
On this episode of The Courage Hotline, one caller needs help overcoming self-doubt and reclaiming her skills. Another caller needs help going public with her side business without coming off as unfocused by her employer. I’m serving up advice to help them own their brilliance. This episode features a new segment, Courage Over Everything. In…
On this episode of The Courage Hotline, one caller needs helps figuring how to take more risks. (She won’t even try rollerskating with her friend out of fear of failure.) Another caller needs help figuring out how to implement change at work without stepping on his boss’s toes. I’m serving up advice to help them…
On this premiere episode of The Courage Hotline, I’m serving up advice to help one caller decide if she should ask her employer for more money. She feels underpaid but also recognizes that the pandemic has changed the economic landscape. What should she do? I also dig into my courage toolbox to help another challenged…
In my ongoing quest to learn and understand more about courage, I recognized the need to understand more about risks, which are a central part of courage. That recognition led me to the worldwide bestselling book, Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein. In reading the book, I uncovered three…
Rollercoasters may come to mind when you think about wild rides. Maybe even a basketball game that boils down to the final second. But, an entire calendar year? No one imagined 2020 would be as much of a nail biter as it was. It is being called the year of the pivot — the year…
So, you want to take a risk? You want to speak up with an unpopular opinion in a meeting of like minds and bring your whole, real self to every personal and professional space you occupy. You wish to have hard conversations about racial and gender equity and ask for a raise (yes, during a…