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The Risk of Growth and Moving On Leadership

The Risk of Growth and Moving On

"You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water" ~Rabindranath Tagore Years ago I developed a Leadership Self-Assessment Tool. It addresses the 5 styles of leadership I have seen over the past 30 years. Creative Leader, Team, Supportive, Visionary, & Organizational Leaders.  Each has a unique set of skills, vulnerabilities and predispositions to particular diseases based…
Dorothy
December 6, 2024
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The Many Sides of Vulnerability BlogLeadershipMindset

The Many Sides of Vulnerability

Even with the many books, articles, podcasts, and Ted talks, concerning vulnerability, for so many it is still seen as a fragile time, if not a weakness, to be hidden or protected from so that the “enemy” doesn’t jump when you are most incapable of protecting yourself. Rather, what if that concept, that understanding, was only one sad if not…
Dorothy
November 1, 2024
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Expanding Leadership and Purpose Leadership

Expanding Leadership and Purpose

For most of us who have been in leadership positions for decades, there is a cellular knowledge that we need to keep growing personally and professionally. Avoiding that reality results in apathetic or aggressive, will-based leadership. Although there are numerous ways to do so, may I suggest a specific avenue?  A perfect antidote, and one that expands our leadership as…
Dorothy
July 12, 2024
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A Long Holiday Weekend LeadershipMental Health

A Long Holiday Weekend

This weekend, summer unofficially arises from the cold earth and skiing and already the rush is on. Boats in the water this weekend, cookouts planned, tourists on the highway heading to Cape Cod and/or Rhode Island beaches and life is coming back to the “normal” of summer traffic on the highway. Reminds me of an old saying: “God’s in His…
Dorothy
May 27, 2024
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Forging Ahead Leadership

Forging Ahead

We have all had those moments when stopping in our tracks, sitting down, and just not moving anywhere seems like the best option.  Whether that’s because we have been overworking, feeling depressed, unmotivated, or just plain disinterested, sometimes stopping allows us to simply catch up with ourselves before seeing what’s next. That concept may seem counterintuitive to success or progress…
Dorothy
April 21, 2024
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Do You Know Your Values? ArticlesBlogLeadershipValues

Do You Know Your Values?

This may sound like a strange question since, of course you do, is the logical response, yet… My LinkedIn profile says: Guiding Visionary Leaders Through Transition. Challenging existing paradigms, discovering innovative solutions, and honoring value-driven leadership, through personal transformation for success on all levels. Before working with someone, one of my questions is, what are the values you bring to…
Dorothy
April 11, 2024