by Marlene Chism | Mar 6, 2018 | Communication, Responsibility, Transform Culture |
Look at any mission statement and you see a lot of heady words like integrity, compassion, trustworthiness, and commitment, especially if the mission is from a Non-Profit or Healthcare organization. Ask the employees to repeat the mission and they are lost in the...
by Marlene Chism | Sep 24, 2017 | Awareness, Empowerment, Leadership |
There’s an elephant in the room; an issue you need to bring up, but you keep putting it off. You know that when you finally speak up, there’s going to be a derailing and you don’t know where to go in the conversation. Derailing comes in many forms:...
by Marlene Chism | Aug 5, 2017 | Change |
One of the most limiting mindsets is the belief that you know more than other people. The next limiting mindset is the belief that you must be the best at everything you do. No matter how smart you are, if you are always the smartest person in the room you...
by Marlene Chism | Jun 30, 2016 | Accountability, Leadership, No-Drama Leadership |
After hosting a leadership webinar recently, one of my clients asked me to explain the difference between “being” and “doing.” Leadership from a “state of being” means that your decisions and actions come from a deeper sense of who you are as a leader, so that every...
by Marlene Chism | Jun 16, 2016 | Accountability, Leadership, Responsibility |
Once you accept a leadership role, you start a journey that requires you to be more. Being more, is not only about what you learn, but who you become in the process. To successfully initiate a difficult conversation, you have to be more than your discomfort. To set a...