Entries by melissadawn

How Workplace Belonging Impacts Organizational Performance (+ 7 Strategies to Create It)

Do you want a work culture that inspires brilliance? An estimated 40% of people feel isolated at work. For younger generations, that number is even higher. Think about how that impacts productivity, collaboration, and overall performance. A culture of belonging is more than a trend. It’s one of the most impactful things organizations can invest […]

How to Develop Executive Presence

How to Develop Executive Presence What sets exceptional leaders apart? Executive presence. It’s the intangible quality that builds trust, drives innovation, and inspires success. At its core, executive presence is about stepping into your full power as a leader and creating a lasting, positive influence. This quality enables leaders to maintain credibility in a crisis, […]

A Beginner’s Mind Can Take You Further Than You Know

What if one of the most powerful keys to growth wasn’t knowing more, but embracing a mindset of knowing less? The concept of a beginner’s mindset is a sort of radical open-mindedness, and a powerful way of opening yourself up to the full spectrum of what’s possible. It empowers creativity, innovation, problem-solving, stronger relationships, and […]

Grieving the Loss of a Pet

I’ve been meaning to write this post for months. It has been so difficult, and I haven’t felt ready to put the experience out there. Finally, I got pen to paper, and told myself I had to do it to honor my dear Coco. Coco was our puppy. She wasn’t with us long, but she […]

Achieve Long-Term Goals Through Transformational Leadership

Achieve Long-Term Goals Through Transformational Leadership Long-term, big picture goals can take years to make happen. And they are worth the investment. They are the type of goals that continually take organizations to the next level, and prevent the hamster-wheel effect that can so easily happen when the world around us is ever-changing.   However, with […]

Effective Team Collaboration – Cultivating High-Performance Teamwork

Effective Team Collaboration – Cultivating High-Performance Teamwork Let me ask you… how would you describe a high-performance culture or team? Better yet, how would you go about creating one? And, if you’ve followed all the usual best practices out there, but feel your team still isn’t reaching its fullest potential, what else is possible? A […]

Preparing for an Executive Level Interview

When it comes to interviewing for high level roles such as executive, VP, c-level and other higher up roles, the interview process is often quite different. With these roles, there is typically a higher level of responsibility, a greater need for interpersonal skills, higher stakes in making the “wrong hire”, and so on. To prepare […]

The “Right” Leadership Mix to Transform Organizations

Let me ask you… What vision do you hold for your organization? To make that vision reality, will your organization or team need to undergo a transformation? If so, is your current leadership style and/or leadership mix set up to inspire and drive that transformation? So many companies, leaders and leadership teams want to create […]