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

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

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

I’ve been thinking about quiet leadership. The kind that doesn’t show up with a megaphone…  …but still makes space for others. The kind that doesn’t chase credit…  …but is often the reason things hold together. I’ve come to recognize this in quietly ambitious leaders -  The ones who may be easy to overlook (because they’re not shouting to be seen), And even easier to undervalue (because they’re heads-down, making things happen). So before the long weekend, just a small nudge:

How do introverts buy time in a professional world...? I'm an introvert, and many of my clients also see themselves as more introverted than others. One of the most common difficulties for introverted professions is how to act and react IN THE MOMENT. ⛔️ when someone says something that catches you off-guard ⛔️ when someone asks you a question you didn't prepare for ⛔️ when a discussion suddenly changes direction away from your intention ⛔️ when someone talks over you ⛔️ when

What's your go-to strategy for leading with intention and confidence? This iterative model for intential leadership helps break through the clutter so you can move ahead with confidence, especially when we are stuck, overwhelmed, over-thinking, or under-caring. ❓ 1 Assess Ask: What is important here? What is the challenge here? What’s to learn here? Get a good understanding of the landscape. This could be: What’s the landscape of my leadership right now? What’s the landscape