Yoga for Leadership. Low Lunge (Anjaneyasana): Choosing Direction with Intention

Yoga for Leadership. Cat-Cow (Marjaryasana–Bitilasana): Staying Agile Without Losing Center

Yoga for Leadership: New Year: Wide-Knee Child's Pose (Balasana variation): Space, ease, and readiness to begin

Yoga for Leadership: Week 8: Child's Pose (Balasana): A Moment to Surrender and Begin Again

We have moved from grounding and steadiness to balance and release, to opening the heart and finding focus in the midst of complexity. This week, I am smiling as I write because this is one of my favorite poses. 🌀 Seated Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana): Turn to See Differently Twists are always a great reminder that sometimes all it takes to get unstuck is a slight turn.

Welcome to Week 6 of Yoga for Leadership™. 🌱 This is your calm and centered leadership series where I share one yoga pose each week for you to integrate into your leadership practice. We've practiced 5 awesome poses already. If you've missed them, check out the full series here: Yoga for Leadership™ . With Week 6, we shift again. This time, from open heart and courage, to attention and discernment.  🦅 Eagle Pose (Garudasana): Focus in the Midst of Complexity You know that

Yoga for Leadership™ - Cobra Pose

“But I’m not executive enough.” Whoosh, all the air goes out of the room with that admission. My client muttered it under her breath, reluctant to say it out loud, and yet relieved that the weight was finally off her chest. It’s not the first time I’ve heard this. And it’s definitely not the first time I’ve felt it myself. What’s funny is, I’ve never heard this from people who are actually not yet at a certain level of leadership. Every time, it’s from incredible leaders alre

Welcome to Week 4 of Yoga for Leadership™. 🌱 This is your calm and centered leadership series where I share one yoga pose each week for you to integrate into your leadership practice. So far, we have practiced:  🏔️ Mountain Pose (Tadasana) – grounding in what matters  ⚔️ Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II) – leading with steady courage  🌳 Tree Pose (Vrksasana) – finding balance with calm focus and now we move into: 🌿 Forward Fold (Uttanasana): The Power of Letting Go Have y

Welcome to Week 3 of Yoga for Leadership™.  🌱 This is your calm and centered leadership series where I share one yoga pose each week for you to integrate into your leadership practice.  If you have been following, we have moved from  🏔️ Mountain Pose (Tadasana) – grounding in what matters  ⚔️ Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II) – leading with steady courage and now to our third pose: 🌳 Tree Pose (Vrksasana): Balance with Calm Focus Is it just me, or do some days truly feel li

Welcome to Week 2 of Yoga for Leadership™.  🌱 This is your calm & centered leadership series where I share one yoga pose each week for you to integrate into your leadership practice.  Check out Week 1 if you’ve missed it. 🏔️ Week 2: Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II): Lead with Steady Courage Whenever I extend my stance for Warrior II, I feel the ground strongly beneath my widely-spaced feet. I stretch my arms apart, heart open, gaze focused yet gentle as I look ahead and take

If leadership was a practice, what would it be like? For me, it has always led to the practice of yoga.  On or off the mat, I often find myself reflecting on the practice of yoga to the principles and practice of leadership. For example:  🌱 Yoga: My head spinning from an upside-down view in a downward dog?  🚀 Leadership: Looking at a situation in a different perspective 🌱 Yoga: Attempting to "fly" in a crow pose? 🚀 Leadership: Trying something new (and potentially falling

Photo by Kamil Pietrzak on Unsplash 🎯 Outcomes ≠ Goals: It’s strategic planning season. 😬 Every year, I see thoughtful leaders get stuck in the same frustrating loop: They set ambitious “goals”... but they don't hit them. Not because they’re not capable, but because they’re aiming at the wrong thing. Here’s the distinction that’s been both liberating and empowering for me and my clients: 🎯 Outcomes ≠ Goals ✅ Outcomes are what you aim for, but can’t fully control.  – Revenu

What stage of leadership are you in: Expert, Enterprise, or Executive? If you're familiar with the concept of the T-shape leader, you'll recognize the first 2 dimensions: 💪 The Expert Leader: You lead with deep expertise and technical mastery in a specific domain. This is the vertical part of the “T” - deep, focused, and confident in your craft. 🔥 The Enterprise Leader: You think beyond your functional silo. You collaborate across teams, see patterns across functions, and i

Imposter syndrome isn’t real. Or, is it? I recently completed the Imposter Syndrome Coach Practitioner Certification led by Dr.  Lisa Orbé-Austin, PhD  - and wow, what a journey. I was especially interested in this because I’ve seen so many clients wrestle with it, and to be honest, I face it myself more often than I’d like to admit. I want to help leaders crack this enigma that often paralyzes people and makes them shrink into a smaller version of themselves. You know the fe

ChatGPT became my personal tutor this week. 📚 I’ve been taking a fantastic certification on Imposter Syndrome, and after 20 minutes of dense material, my brain hit a wall. So I tried something new. I uploaded key concepts into ChatGPT and asked it to quiz me. Simple prompt. Powerful result. I tested myself again and again until the ideas stuck. It made learning lighter, faster, and more effective. 🚀 ✨ This isn’t a post about AI replacing human learning. It’s about amplifyin

Stagnant. Scaling. Shifting. That’s where most of my clients are when they come to me. Not in crisis. But in a transition. Sometimes subtle. Sometimes seismic. Here’s how it often shows up: 🌀 Stagnant “I’m not exactly miserable... but I’m not motivated either.” Things feel flat. Energy is low. It’s hard to care. 🧗‍♀️ Scaling “I’m in a bigger role, and it’s… a lot.” More pressure. More people. More decisions. But not more time. (Or people, or money). 🌪 Shifting “What worked

[Photo by Sophi Raju on Unsplash] I knew better.  I still forgot. A few days ago, I submitted an invoice the old way, despite being reminded last month that there’s a new tool. The finance team gently reminded me again. It made me laugh, but it also made me pause. How often do we default to old patterns, even when we know there’s a better way?  Especially when we’re moving fast, under pressure, or trying to be “efficient.” That moment felt like a mini case study in leadership

This isn’t your parents’ executive presence. I wish I could remove the concept of “executive presence” altogether. But the more I work with my clients, the more I see: It’s still the reality they face, every single day. Evaluation against a suit-and-tie, command-and-control image that’s growing more outdated by the minute. And yet -  Even as empathy, thoughtfulness, and diverse perspectives rise as leadership mandates, the old expectations remain loud and clear: 📢 Command th

What does your heart have to do with leadership? A few times this month I’ve heard the phrase  “… but my heart is in <this space>” or “my heart is with <this group>”. And it makes me wonder - where is my heart? Outside of family and dear friends,  my heart is with quiet, thoughtful leaders. Often overlooked. Often overextended.  Often women. I see their aspirations, dreams, hopes for a better world. I sense their drive, determination, grit in moving, pushing, pulling ahead. I