Why Us? Why Now?

Why Us? Why Now? Jan 8, 2014 9:28:15 AM At the start of every New Year, it is a good idea to ask yourself some tough questions, such as: Why me? Why us? Why now? Why am I doing what I am doing? Does it serve my purpose? Does it make the best use of […]
Pushing the Reset Button: New Year, Fresh Start

Pushing the Reset Button: New Year, Fresh Start Jan 15, 2014 11:19:49 AM “The nautilus is a deep-sea form of life that inches like a soft man in a hard shell finding his prayers along the bottom. Over time it builds a spiral shell, but always lives in the newest chamber. The other chambers, they say, […]
Start at the Beginning

Start at the Beginning Apr 21, 2014 3:51:46 PM I just got word that my book, The Cycle of Transformation has been shipped and it’s on the way to me…and I can barely stand the anticipation of finally holding it in my hands. Is it actually, truly, real? Or will I wake and find that I have […]
Transforming Employee Engagement

Transforming Employee Engagement Jan 27, 2015 3:07:52 PM I look at the clock and realize that it’s 4:25 p.m. on a Friday afternoon and I suspect that somewhere between 40 and 80 percent of the workforce, which is literally millions of people, are beginning to celebrate the end of another week; a week where they […]
Take Your Coaching From Superficial to Sublime

Take Your Coaching From Superficial to Sublime Feb 10, 2015 2:59:50 PM “Employees don’t have clarity around their career aspirations or drivers of job satisfaction.” BlessingWhite’s January 2013 Employee Engagement Update Report. If you have read my book, “The Cycle of Transformation,” you know that I’m a proponent of Managers (Leader Coaches), playing an important role in […]
Developing a Culture of Coaching

Developing a Culture of Coaching Feb 24, 2015 2:41:21 PM “If you’re going to create a cultural shift, everyone has to understand how coaching makes business more successful.” Excerpt from The Cycle of Transformation by Deb Siverson (that’s me!) I’m a coaching junkie. I feel the most alive and in-tune when engaged in deeply connected and vulnerable […]
Culture Building

Culture Building Mar 10, 2015 2:49:31 PM Coaching-the-coach may be the most underutilized opportunity that exists in today’s organizations. Excerpt from The Cycle of Transformation by Deb Siverson (that’s me!) “We don’t have time to coach!” This wasn’t the first time I’d heard this sentiment from mid-level managers. The group I was working with went on to […]
The Exponential Equation

The Exponential Equation Mar 24, 2015 3:35:20 PM When we can align personal values, vision and purpose at work, we tap into a well of deep meaning. This is an energetic field that creates an exponential difference.Excerpt from, The Cycle of Transformation by Deb Siverson (that’s me!) The question hung in the air, creating both stillness and […]
How Confidence Impacts Leadership

How Confidence Impacts Leadership Apr 30, 2015 12:20:56 PM I watched the small bird for scarcely a minute, wings flapping frantically as he dipped and swerved side to side in an attempt to ride the wind. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of the hawk, climbing against the face of […]
Assuming Greatness in Others

Assuming Greatness in Others Jun 8, 2015 12:40:39 PM When we look for problems we can find them. When we look for greatness, it’s there for us to behold. Shifting one’s perspective changes everything. It takes intention and focus to look at life through a different lens. This is especially true when it comes to […]