Why You Should Plan Your Own Mother’s Day
It’s that time of year again. The much-anticipated (yet frequently dreaded) one day a year where we celebrate everything that moms are to their families – Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day brings up a lot of emotions for people, and not all of it is of the “boy I’m glad to be celebrated” variety. At LUMO, […]
The Most Courageous Leadership I’ve Seen In a Minute
Oftentimes when we hear a phrase like courageous leadership – grandiose thoughts of leader bravery come to mind. Large sweeping monumental acts. In over 10,000 hours of coaching and facilitation experience I’ve learned that the most daring and courageous leader experiences take place in the small moments. The following story is shared with permission. At […]
The Real Key to Results on Teams
Elena here. I’m a big fan of leadership expert, author and researcher Adam Grant. His newsletter is one of the few emails I prioritize and read. In his last correspondence, he mentioned an article that has been getting quite a bit of buzz: The Only Thing New about Quiet Quitting Is the Name by Mitch […]
Radical Ownership: Why Taking Responsibility Can Be Your Leadership Superpower.
It’s spring-ish here in Seattle, and I’m thinking about warmer weather and longer days because it has been a long, dark winter here in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to ruminating about the weather, this time of the year tends to get me thinking about leadership development and new ways to support my clients. Coaches […]
What Is the Secret Ingredient Every (New) Mom Needs to Know About?
Hey – It’s Sheila. My kids are now in college and, while it seems like a million years ago, I can still feel the bliss, joy, exhaustion, and loneliness of those early months after my oldest son’s birth. I was ecstatic. The happiest I’d ever been. And the loneliest. And most scared I’d ever been. […]
How NOT to Give Feedback
I wanted to share something that has been on my mind a lot lately – feedback. How we give it and how we receive it. You actually might have just cringed reading the word “feedback” because we often relate to it as scary, devastating, or triggering. It sure can be (as you’ll see below), but […]
Radical Ownership: Why Taking Responsibility Can Be Your Leadership Superpower.
It’s spring-ish here in Seattle, and I’m thinking about warmer weather and longer days because it has been a long, dark winter here in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to ruminating about the weather, this time of the year tends to get me thinking about leadership development and new ways to support my clients. Coaches […]
Conserve Your Energy by Setting Boundaries
It’s sixty degrees in North Carolina as I write this, and the advent of spring (down south, at least) has me thinking about newness. In this case, I’m talking about new habits; ones that conserve my limited energy, fill my cup, improve my relationships and help me get more done in half the time. You […]
How Do You Measure A Year?
Yes, yes. It’s a new year! Maybe you’ve heard? Anna here. I’m not much of a resolution person, but I do like to do a little look behind/look ahead in early January and set some intentions. At its very best, the turn of the year can be a time to reflect on the successes of […]