Coaching

I got TOTALLY called out for bad behavior today 😬…. by my OWN coach!

💡 “Have you noticed,” she asked me after years and years of working together, “that everytime you share your best ideas you begin with: this might sound weird, but…”?

🙏 Um, I DID NOT notice that. Even in a relationship I feel safe in, I was STILL feeling vulnerable about my nascent, creative ideas and hedging accordingly.

🙌 Grateful that she challenged me, asking: “how about instead of this might sound ‘weird’ we replace ‘weird’ with magnificently unique?

❤️ Here’s a reminder that we are ALL full of magnificently unique ideas… and guilty of hedging them!


I’m sharing this excerpt of “16 Things I Forbid You To Say At Work” from my book as a reminder for us all: what would you add?

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While some readers objected to the frank language, others missed the research-backed distinction between occasional bad behavior and consistent patterns of toxicity that can decrease team productivity by 30–40%.

We must learn to distinguish between temporary moments of acting like a jerk (which we all do) and "certified assholes" who consistently leave a trail of victims in their wake.

Teams shouldn't fear their leaders, but they should fear disappointing the high standards they uphold.