Want an easy way to improve your leadership?  Become one of those rare individuals who knows how to run a meeting, whether virtual or in person, for maximum effect, both in terms of outcomes as well as team development.  I’ve put together ten tips for Making Meetings Matter, or...

I’m off to Dallas today to speak to the Legal Marketing Association’s national conference on how mentoring can be used to teach business development skills to attorneys. Ever wonder where the term “mentor” originated?  As an engineering undergraduate student, I was required to take a few “social-humanistic” electives outside...

I did my part to commemorate International Women’s Day today by being sworn in as the newest member of Alameda’s Housing Commission.  Wait, you didn’t know today was International Women’s Day, or what it’s about?  I am here to help.  International Women’s Day occurs each year on March 8. ...

Thank you to the Society of Women Engineers Western Regions Joint Conference for a terrific event in Honolulu last week!  I enjoyed the opportunity to meet a spectacular group of women engineers, and connect with friends old and new.  The turnout at our workshop “Leaders Are Made, Not Born”...

Leaders set the tone for how the rest of the team behaves, and if this weekend’s performance by the team at Emeryville’s Best Buy store is any indication, the leadership at that store is in deep trouble.  It all started when I needed a back-up hard drive for my...

So, how are your New Year’s Resolutions coming along?  If you’re like 80% of the people who make them, they’re probably kaput before the end of February, so welcome to the club!  But with a few small changes, your odds of success in making change happen can skyrocket.  I’ve...

Sound familiar?  The full quote came from Vince Lombardi, who said, “Leaders are made, they are not born.  They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”  He was talking about the need to work...

I’m excited to see that as part of the Girl Scouts centennial this year, the Girl Scouts have declared this the “Year of the Girl.”  It is a celebration of girls, a recognition of their leadership potential, and a commitment to creating a coalition of like-minded organizations and individuals...

In case you missed Matt Symonds recent article on Forbes.com’s about executive coaching,  he reported that corporate America is spending more than $1 billion annually on executive coaching.  This growth in coaching is due to a heightened focus on developing high potential leaders (rather than a remedial effort to...

Please join me in Grapevine, Texas on March 14, 2012, for my presentation on mentoring at the Legal Marketing Association’s annual conference at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Conference Center.  This year’s conference, with its theme of Leadership and Effecting Change, brings together national leaders in law firm marketing as the legal...