executivecoaching

Fire yourself 👏🏽

I am looking forward to a big vacation this holiday season. It’s the third big one for me and my daughter this year. I’m reflecting on how small decisions to delegate, assign tasks, hire help and generally offload tasks have enabled me to take more time for myself and my family from week to week and even year over year. I work no more than 30 hours a…

Give the gift of leadership transformation.

We’re introducing coaching gift certificates. Get one for your friends, family members or colleagues for the holidays. Several increments are available toward the purchase of executive & personal coaching services. Surprise them with a brand new approach to their leadership aspirations. Also… ONE DAY ONLY… Black Friday DEAL: 20% off a single session when you purchase an executive coaching gift certificate at the individual rate. Hurry… the offer…

No Thanks, The Remix is now available in paperback and ebook worldwide 📕

The paperback of the award-winning No Thanks, The Remix is now available worldwide today in paperback, ebook and Kindle.  This is the second edition of No Thanks, originally exclusively available in hard cover on Amazon. Now, you can purchase your copy of the 2021 National Association of Black Journalists Outstanding Book Award-winning The Remix anywhere and in paperback and digital format for whatever device you prefer. This special…

How to reclaim your creativity

Wondering why you just can’t get to your “ah-ha” moment? Your brain may simply be too busy processing other things. It’s time to free your mind and get back to innovating. In today’s #YesPlease Ask Me Anything, we explore actions you can take to clear your mind and get to the insight your brain needs to create. This year has been overwhelming for me with a ton of…

Executive Coaches are Stealth for a Reason—I’m Not

  I spent the morning recently speaking to media, and the same question crops up each time. “What spurred the decision to become an executive coach?” Some have guessed incorrectly that it happened before I left the big company because my business was established while I was still working there. The fact is, it was serval months after I left the company and after a coaching intensive weekend…

TCSP Ep 172: The Coaching Corner with L. Michelle Smith

Ever considered how language can be leveraged to dictate the rules of a culture? Tonight’s episode of The Culture Soup Podcast® is a Coaching Corner episode, and we discuss exactly how that it happens in world events and the workplace and what that works to the detriment of those who are not centered. We also take a deeper dive into today’t #YesPlease Ask Me Anything question: How do…

What’s distracting you from what you really want?

Have you considered that achieving laser focus can be an act of kindness to yourself? In fact, it’s another form of radical self care because it allows you to prioritize the goals that are important to you and get them done. In fact, persistent distractions can be costly, to yourself, your life and your leadership aspirations. Think of it like this: if your goal is to be a…

Your brain is trying to tell you something

Are you giving yourself grace? Or are you attempting to power through as if nothing has changed although we have been through and are going through so much.? Well, your body knows better–especially your brain. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day explores brain fog, why more of us are experiencing it right now and what you can do about it. Watch to learn more–and take it easy. Want…

Whether you are a longtime colleague, or you’d like to have an in-person executive coaching session, this is an awesome opportunity to meet in person! I’m only there for a blink, so reach out to find out when you can book time. My calendar is already filling up with reunions with old colleagues, friends, clients and NABJ family, so hurry. Be sure to swing by my spot at…

There really is only so much merchandising of your own work that you can do. You need to create buzz about your work, and allow influential people to carry the word about your good work in order to propel you into executive spaces. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day provides one strategy, the echo effect, that may help you create the kind of buzz about you that matters.…

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