I recently returned from a speaking engagement in Toronto for Fasken Martineau – a leading international law firm with 770 lawyers across Canada, the United Kingdom and South Africa. Fasken believes in long-term career development, focused on continual personal development and work-life balance. I shared practices with their team and clients to help them thrive […]
When you’re a boss, it’s easy to get worked up about work. The truth is, leadership can be frustrating. But does it have to be? We need a space to reflect and learn impactful strategies to improve our leadership. When we use impactful strategies to solve what we’re worked up about, we help solve the frustrations of our […]
Why Even You Can and Should Practice Listening Most people believe they are listening when others talk. But believing something doesn’t make it real. Leadership coach, Lisa Martin, shares with RDBA her top tips on how to be a better listener; why it’s not only important for your successful career growth as an RD, but […]
Ever since I began leadership coaching (about 15 years ago) I’ve asked my clients to choose a theme for the coming year. I’m going to ask you to do the same. Over the years my clients have picked all manner of themes including ‘creating community’, ‘power’, ‘dialing back’, ‘authentic passion’ and ‘calm and quiet’. What […]
Do you want to shine brightly as a leader and in life? Do you want to know how to thrive and make an impact at work and at home? I’m pleased to announce that my 4 new books, based on my most popular coaching programs, are now available. They deliver advanced life and leadership skills […]
I recently unveiled this model at a leadership conference and received an enthusiastic response from the 200+ audience. This model is informed by my 15 years of leadership coaching in a vast cross-section of industries AND by my personal journey from discontented high-achiever to full-fledged thriver.
If you live in Vancouver, join me for these upcoming events hosted by the Vancouver Board of Trade Women’s Leadership Circle (WLC). I’ve been a member of the WLC Advisory Council for 5 years and we’ve been working hard to elevate women in business. If you want to connect with women and men in the […]
If you live in Vancouver, I’m MC’ing a really cool public event co-hosted by IABC/BD and BCHRMA – HR & Communications: Two Sides of the Same Coin. Hope to see you there on March 11… and, do, come say hello.
We live in a world that loves busy people. Loves them. It’s a world that feeds us a steady diet of breaking news, mobile technology and social media. We are told ‘busy’ means important. Successful. Fabulous. Normal. But here’s something that’s rarely mentioned, busy minds aren’t so wonderful when you’re in a leadership role. You need […]
