The Almanac

Fall reflections are running through my mind

Fall means running Cross Country. This sport has shaped so many of my fall seasons of life. First as a student athlete and now as a coach. This sport, which is all about racing across varied terrain, takes on an almost mythical quality for me and I suspect many other runners that are drawn to this open-air competition.

Lauren Penning

Feeling Overwhelmed? This simple process can shift your perspective

Debbie Collard

The feeling of being overwhelmed can happen to any of us. It doesn’t matter what your “job” or role is, or what “level” you are in an organization. You can find yourself feeling overwhelmed and helpless to do anything about it. Leaders can feel especially overwhelmed because they often have added demands on their time from bosses, peers and employees.

Get to the Point!

Susan Ireland

How to effectively implement “bottom-lining” in your leadership.

Abundance Versus Scarcity – How Do You Roll?

Debbie Collard

I often work with leaders with a win-lose mindset. They feel they must win, or they lose and someone else wins. This win-lose scenario is a scarcity mindset. With a scarcity mindset it’s difficult to see opportunities.

Miraculous Winter is Transformative

Susan Ireland

You are probably in “winter” if you have decided to end something but don't know what is next. (This decision could be about anything important to you: job, marriage, church, friendship.) This "not knowing space" can make you tired, confused, frustrated, or even anxious – mainly because you think you should "know."

Fuzzy Socks and Other Favorite Things on Your Leadership List

Debbie Collard

I hear from clients all the time that they want to solve a problem, but they resist potential new approaches because they have “tried that on other projects and it didn’t work.” A solution to this dilemma is rethinking our approach to “favorite things.”

Be More Like Nature and Show Your True Self

Bruce Pflaumer

Michael Bruce Image Consulting is part of our community of values-based leaders. We are sharing advice from Founder Bruce Pflaumer to help inspire you to bring your best self to any leadership challenge you face this fall.

Practicing Grace Makes the World Better

Susan Ireland

I suggest we allow ourselves and others some latitude of grace. We can start by assuming that people have positive intent and are trying their best. I’m not saying we shouldn’t hold people accountable, and I am dismayed when we twist definitions to allow abusive or immoral behavior but to err is human.

Keeping Commitments – An Attribute of Positive Leaders

Debbie Collard

Promises made – promises kept is a core value of mine. However, this value is a challenging one to keep. Have you ever made a commitment or a promise to do something, and then not done it?

Treating People Well

E. David Spong

Peter Drucker is reputed to have said, “culture eats strategy for breakfast!” Today’s lesson in leadership is focused on two leadership and culture principles: treating people well and motivation.