It’s a New Year—Feedback for Motivation and Focus

By Kathryn Kee, PCC, M. Ed.

As we begin a new year, some people have made New Year’s resolutions while others are still focusing on accomplishing the goals set back in August or September. Either way, what’s essential is receiving feedback to maintain motivation and focus. So many authorities from Harvard and Gallup and many leadership groups tell leaders that staff…

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The Importance of Connection

By Frances Shuster, PCC, M. Ed.

We experience the importance of connection daily—with our significant others, with our families, our friends, our colleagues, our communities, and with those we may encounter rarely or even only once. How do we invite others in? How do we show others we want to connect? We know that we pay attention to body language, facial…

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Coming Through Emotional Storms

By Frances Shuster, PCC, M. Ed.

Spring storms! I left early for a work commitment to try to avoid predicted possibly heavy storms. My journey took me through periods of heavy rain, lightning and thunder and longer periods of calm. I think of this as a metaphor for life. There are times we try to avoid the emotional storms we predict…

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