by admin | Mar 20, 2018 | Greek Alchemy
Listening is one of the most powerful interpersonal skills you can possess. Are you a good listener? What I find in my work as an executive coach, is that we often think we are better at this skill than we actually are. Since we have so much information coming at us,...
by admin | Mar 15, 2018 | Inspiration Point
I just completed the manuscript to my second book, “Power Presence for Women” a couple weeks ago. This time, the process and experience was quite different than the first one I wrote and published in 2013. Writing a book and taking an idea from conception to a...
by admin | Mar 4, 2018 | Greek Alchemy
In this 3-minute episode of “Ask Janet”, I discuss something I see so many people I work with do unconsciously when they communicate. Padding messages with qualifying, tentative language is a common habit that serves to take away from the power of what we...
by admin | Feb 17, 2018 | Greek Alchemy
Ever personalize things or get defensive? Welcome to the human club! One thing to remember is that defensiveness is a major personal power buster. When we get defensive, we become reactive and are in a mode to protect and defend rather than to listen and understand....
by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | Inspiration Point
I often ask leaders I work with in organizations, university programs, and executive coaching sessions, “What is most important to you?” Not surprisingly, “my family and relationships” always falls in the top two answers. (Health is the other one.) Interpersonal...
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