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How to Return from Vacation Without Burning Out
The first week back after a long holiday is one of the most fragile weeks in the professional year. Energy is low, expectations are high, and the gap between the two can create unnecessary stress and guilt. Instead of trying to snap back to full speed, this is the perfect moment to design a more...Read More
Why High-Achieving Leaders Still Feel Behind (Even When They’re Winning)
“I Feel Like I’m Sucking as a Leader” Several high-performing leaders have said those exact words to me in coaching sessions this year. In retrospect, I recall saying the exact same words in my leadership roles! Sales are up. Teams are hitting targets. Peers are asking for their input. From the outside, these leaders look...Read More
“So, You Want Me to Fix Your Team?”
The Myth of the Broken Team and What Leaders Can Do Instead It usually starts with a familiar call: “Gina, my team isn’t getting along. Can you fix them?” The sigh on the other end of the line says it all. Frustration, fatigue, and the faint hope that maybe someone can swoop in and restore...Read More
From Conga Line to Cohesion: What a Dance Party Taught Me About Leadership and Human Behavior
When I step on stage as a keynote speaker, my goal isn’t just to motivate people; it’s to move them. Literally and figuratively. Sure, most keynote speakers aim to inspire reflection, and that’s important. But I want my audiences to experience something — to feel it in their bodies. Because what we feel, we remember....Read More
From Passive to Proactive: How Clear Leadership Communication Improves Workplace Culture
During a recent coaching session with a C-suite executive, the conversation started where many do, on surface-level updates. We talked about deadlines, projects, and personnel shifts. Underneath the calendar invites and tax return timelines, something deeper was brewing – cultural friction, unclear communication, and the quiet tolerance of behavior that was beginning to rot the...Read More
Why Leaders Need Coaching
The Forgotten Layer: Why Leaders of Leaders Need Coaching Organizations pour time and resources into frontline training, but the real coaching gap often starts one level up, with the leaders of leaders. Directors, VPs, and senior managers frequently assume their direct reports (other leaders) already know how to lead and coach. The result? Accountability slips,...Read More
Coaching, Not Correction: The Real Fix for Underperformance at Work
Underperformance Is a Symptom. Coaching Is the Cure. When performance dips, most leaders rush to look at the numbers. Revenue, KPIs, close rates – you name it. But here’s the twist: numbers don’t coach people. People coach people. And underperformance? It’s rarely about effort. It’s almost always a gap in clarity, consistency, or confidence. Research...Read More
Coaching for Accountability: Leadership Lessons That Stick
As I sat observing a leadership team discuss their challenges, I could see the familiar struggle in their eyes – that delicate balancing act we all face. On one hand, they needed to drive performance and hold their teams accountable. On the other hand, they wanted to show empathy, avoid micromanaging, and maintain positive relationships....Read More
Making the Hardest Decisions: Choosing Courage Over Certainty
Recently, I faced one of the most difficult decisions of my life: the decision to say goodbye to our beloved dog, Roxy. This wasn’t my first experience with this particular heartbreak. I’ve had to make this choice before with other pets, but those decisions, while painful, came with a certain clarity. In those past situations,...Read More
Reading the Room: How Improv Skills Boost Business Intuition
Studying human behavior isn’t just something I love—it’s something I was trained for through improv. To succeed on stage, improvisers need to quickly read an audience and pivot to their needs. If they like something we do, we do more of it. If they don’t, we shift gears immediately. It sounds simple, and with practice,...Read More