by Marlene Chism | Jan 25, 2023 | Awareness, Critical Thinking, General, Mindset
The thoughts you think can cause you clarity or anxiety. The key to clarity is to learn how to manage your thoughts instead of being led by them. Much of our anxiety is due to our unmanaged thoughts about the situation, and not so much the situation itself. Whether...
by Marlene Chism | Feb 16, 2022 | Awareness, General, Leadership, Mindset
My focus today is on a practice you can use to improve any relationship, personally or professionally. The practice is to substitute supervision for Super Vision. We all crave being truly seen, yet we fail to see others. Instead of seeing another person we see their...
by Marlene Chism | Aug 11, 2021 | Enlightened Leader, Leadership, Leadership Lesson, Mindset, No-Drama Leadership
Even if your organization doesn’t offer leadership development you can still work on your own identity and elevate your own capabilities. In this Linked In Live I’ll share some of the steps you can use to start crafting a new future leadership identity. Here’s...
by Marlene Chism | Nov 15, 2020 | Leadership, Mindset
Many leaders share a common yet secret concern: a belief that they may have an anger problem. But as I often tell my clients, anger is not a problem and should not be viewed as such. Anger is a part of the human experience. While it’s true that anger mismanaged can be...
by Marlene Chism | Oct 31, 2020 | Accountability, Culture, Mindset
Good leadership is about good decision-making. Processes upon processes have been developed to help leaders make decisions, yet we often fail to consider the hidden forces that influence decision-making. This post identifies three hidden forces, offering a...
by Marlene Chism | Jul 9, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Mindset
As our world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, we see that the uncertainty factor can be itself dangerous by causing fear and panic. A leader’s job in times of crisis is all about alignment, and alignment is about focusing energy. To keep everyone else focused, it’s...
