02Apr/18

You Can’t Steer a Ship Unless you Have a Strategy to Put it in the Water

April 2, 2018Life Strategyaction planning, life strategy, strategy, transition, transitionsdonna360

When the kids were little and my husband dreamed of owning a boat, he would take them to Bass Pro Shops and let them run around inside the boats on display, pretending

16Mar/18

Training great managers. It’s all about Life Strategy.

March 16, 2018360º organizations, Life Strategyboss, leadership, life strategy, manager, trainingdonna360

I’ve spent 25+ years leading from the middle of organizations, from boutique to global. My training experience includes some graduate education and some excellent leadership development research, but that’s not where I

16Mar/18

Coaching. It’s all about the shoes.

March 16, 2018Life Strategycoaching, life strategy, transition, transitionsdonna360

How do you choose a coach? I’m convinced it’s all about the shoes. If you like my shoes, you’ll probably pick me as a coach (even the guys, I promise) because shoes

13Mar/18

Designing a High Performance Life

March 13, 2018Life Strategyhuman resources, life strategy, talentdonna360

Have you ever driven a high performance race car in second gear for a little too long? What happens? You can hear the engine straining. That car was not built to coast

06Mar/18

Mental Wellbeing

March 6, 2018360º organizations, Life StrategyHR strategy, mental wellness, wellbeingdonna360

Part of the well-being-as-strategy equation is something we would rather not talk about – mental illness. My mother was in and out of mental institutions, so the term conjures mental images from

26Feb/18

3 Minutes of Mindfulness

February 26, 2018360º organizationsdonna360

Training a group of brilliant executive vice presidents last week on the insight and mindset for great leadership, I had an epiphany. We started day two with a three minute meditation. I

19Feb/18

The Impact of Wellbeing on Productivity

February 19, 2018360º organizationsdonna360

You don’t have to be as old as me to remember the ad with the egg saying, “this is your brain” and dropping the egg in a hot frying pan saying, “this

15Feb/18

Self-Awareness: Meta Skill of the Century

February 15, 2018360º organizations, Life Strategyinsight, sales, self awareness, self-insightdonna360

The featured image for this post shows a woman in a boat who is seems to have noticed that her journey has left a mark, an interrupted path. Maybe it’s because I

09Feb/18

Taming the Monkeys

February 9, 2018Life Strategy, Reinventionbody/mind connection, brain, imposter syndrome, mind, monkeys, neurosciencedonna360

Last night have me hours to draft this blog post. It was one of those nights that we experience after 50 when sleep comes hard to get. What happens when you are

24Jan/18

The Right Hat for the Moment

January 24, 2018360º organizations, Life Strategydonna360

I just got back from training coaching skills in managers last week thinking on the number one questions managers ask the most: how do you know which hat to wear? You see

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