Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force … When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life. – Brenda Ueland “There is something different in the way I’m able to talk to him,” said my client, a…
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How to Get Out of Your Own Way: Four Necessary Questions
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi You decided to stop micro-managing and delegate more, and yet you find yourself with more work than ever. You decided to talk less and “share the air” more, and yet you consistently find yourself…
Staying Creative for Maximum Leadership Effectiveness
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey Have you ever been reading an email and gotten triggered by what someone said, or even how they worded something, and then fallen into the reactivity trap? Me, too. In fact, even the most conscious and intentional…
How To Be a Pioneer in Your Own Development
There are clear shifts happening in our environment. The way people work, live, and play is fundamentally changing. The pace of change, fueled by the Internet, technology, and multi-continent collaboration is fast and furious – inspiring and scary at the same time. As a result, there is another important change happening, albeit a much quieter…
ShePeak… Women Leaders On The Rise
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin Decades ago, when women began to enter the ranks of leadership in corporate America, they entered not as women, but as men. What I mean by that is that many…
Ten Essential Habits To Make 2018 Your Best Year At Work
The beginning of the year is a great time to reflect and reset. There is a communal energy that flows through us that can be used as an inspiring launch pad to better outcomes in the New Year. We’ve compiled some of our best pLink insights to help you make this New Year one of…
Finishing The Year Strong
Can you believe it is almost the end of 2017? For so many of us, this year marked a change, a fundamental shift in our lives that was either expected or not, welcomed (or not), and maybe the shift has even shaken the deep roots of who we are in our own environment. As the…
NEW NAME! Announcing Big Changes at pLink
We have some changes coming at pLink! We have changed our name to more accurately reflect the pond we are swimming in and the work we are doing in the world. Our new name is simply Who we are for … We are for the change-makers; the companies creating positive change in the…
Creating Outcomes That Matter
Now and then, something or someone impacts the way you think about things. Your perspective shifts and new paths of awareness and insight open up. That happened to me recently. I met a young woman named Amanda Lindhout, who was one of the keynote speakers at a conference I attended. Her story not only touched…
Strategy Isn’t Just for Warriors and Executives
September is my New Year. The end of hot summer days, the relief of cooler weather, the beginning of a new school year, the refreshing of routines and improving of the systems that make our day-to-day more manageable. I “spring clean” in September, donating clothes that no longer fit my children and books I’ve outgrown;…