I’ve been writing about leadership effectiveness and the dynamics of workplaces for more than twenty years. Here is my latest thinking on leaders, teams and organizational development. If you want to read specifically about a certain topic, just click one of them below.
- Leadership Development
- Teams
- Organizational Culture
- Change Management
- Personal Development
- Life’s Epiphanies
Jill’s Latest Posts

On Focus: Leading the Way to What’s Important
This week, I’m talking with leaders about their real-life, day to day experience. And that’s what’s interesting about a crisis
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Connect better with listening and asking
Leaders I coach are interested in staying connected with their teams. For some, this desire to connect is alongside a
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Work From Home Distracted? Two tips for focus
Working from home is not easy. This sudden forced WFH has created havoc for many of us. The distractions are
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High quality connections require you to find the Goldilocks Zone
I’m talking with leaders these days about how best to approach people. It’s a mystery for some why they can
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Group Coaching is an ARIA
I’m facilitating a Coaching Circle – a really diverse group of leaders from different industries and with varied responsibilities. We
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Adaptive Leaders are best for Everyone
Most leaders, if they choose to, will admit that they get along better with some people on their team. True
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DisruptHR Waterloo
DisruptHR plans events around the globe. DisruptHR organizers say," if you are an HR professional, a CEO, a technologist, or
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You’re Not Busy, You’re Living
Along with a lot of the leaders I am coaching, I am finding myself stretched these days. It’s good to
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The Challenge for Technical Leaders
If you lead, there’s a high chance that you got there as an outgrowth of your technical professional skills. Often,
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Colleague Calls: A new kind of coaching
I’ve always found it fun, and intellectually stimulating, to work alongside other professionals in my field. In the early days
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How to get Unstuck on Something that Matters
As a Coach, I’m most often working with clients on getting unstuck. As a person, I get stuck too. Recently
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Being emotional, and being human, at work
Emotions at work are on public display these days, whether it’s Serena slamming her tennis racquet to the ground or
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If I could coach Elon
Reading The New York Times interview with Elon Musk I wanted to say, Let’s coach. His description of the overwhelming
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Be a better mentor leader
Like most leaders, Sharon* feels a great responsibility to share what she knows. She is generous in giving time to
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Leadership Wisdom: Give the Benefit of Your Doubt
We often think that giving the benefit of the doubt is a good habit: It means we assume the best
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Grow Your Team with Challenge Questions Asked Well
I’m coaching a leader who is the resident expert in her field. Like many leaders, she loves the industry and
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