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Reframing Conflict

Does the thought of conflict have you running for the hills? Navigating conflict is a sticky wicket on teams and it is a vital and necessary skill for any leader...any team member, really. The ability to disagree is critically important to…
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Unlock Your Leadership Potential with Coaching

In today’s dynamic world, leaders are expected to continuously evolve, adapt, all while inspiring their teams. Wondering how you stay ahead, nurture your own growth, navigate all that comes your way…and lead with confidence? Coaching is…
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Does your team have a trust problem?

"Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships." ~ Stephen Covey As Stephen Covey says, 'trust is the glue of life.' We cannot work effectively…
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Demystifying Vulnerability at Work

A critical component for creating cohesion on a high performing team is the ability to be vulnerable with each other. Many folks struggle with vulnerability thinking it means they need to be overly emotional at work, "touchy feely", or openly…
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Shift the Dynamic: Calling-in Instead of Calling-out

Call-out culture is ubiquitous in today's society and for good reason. It has been a powerful part of speaking up and being heard in the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements. We often see larger cultural movements manifest in smaller ways…

Leader? Manager? How about both.

Working with different teams and industries gives us a bird's eye view as patterns emerge. Lately we've heard from leaders seeking to inspire their managers to be better leaders, and managers looking to be better leaders. It’s easy to reduce…
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Imposter Syndrome

Last summer Meghan and I both noticed the theme of imposter syndrome* popping up in our work. Meghan was noticing an uptick in mentions of imposter syndrome in the teams and individuals she was working with. I was seeing it in the context of…
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Reflecting on Emergence in my own Life: Embracing the Knowing, Not Knowing and Inner Knowing

“When you know what you do not know, you have knowledge. That is the truth of it." - Richard Wagamese A Confession As is likely the case for most of us, I have found myself exhausted and dog tired many times over the last two years.…
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Reflections on Coaching

There is an ancient saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. This is how I would describe the emergence of coaching at MECC. It seemed to be something that found me, a natural evolution of things. Through strategy, culture…
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I Found a Unicorn: A Story of Intention

  In November of 2020, I participated in a program for leaders of small business called Focus Forward at Aileron. Part of a small business? Not familiar with Aileron? Their mission and offerings are worth a glance. The session was…
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All are Invited

If you’re like me you’ve seen the signs pop up around town in people’s yards or in store fronts: At MECC we believe these things, and we want to go further than just believing, we want to embody these beliefs. We want to go beyond believing…
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Strategy During Crisis

We must practice agility, and with that comes revisiting strategy often to ensure we stay up to date with the ever changing demands of our positions.