Far from a sport, fly fishing has become a lifestyle. It has offered me many life lessons and brought me many gifts: reflection, patience, perspective-taking, and self-awareness.

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried. - Stephen McCranie

Exploring the leadership models of designated leadership, active followership, peer leadership, and personal leadership.

Working to tame the judge is about developing emotional intelligence. And the good news is that emotional intelligence is a skill game. Once identified, we can focus on the skill we want to pick up and acknowledge what we’d like to leave behind.

The gift of time and space benefits every aspect of our lives, when we can consciously make the time for it.

Quieting the loud inner voices and chatter in our heads can sometimes feel impossible. In this article, we offer 9 great strategies to manage the negative thinking in your mind so you cango forth and be your very best self.

In 2003, my healthy, marathon-running 31 yr old husband died suddenly from a pulmonary arterial dissection. Those five hours were the worst, most horrific I hope I'll ever know. For years, I struggled with the impacts of grief and life as a young...

“Heidi,” my friend asked, “I don’t know how to help her. What do I do?” Over the years, I’ve become the go-to person for colleagues and fellow leaders when one of their team suffers a personal loss. I approach these conversations from two...

Clients often ask about the benefits of a formal leadership development program for their top-talent leaders. It's a valid question, as development programs come with a price tag of time and money. But it's also a long-term investment in your...

During the recession years of 2008-2010, I worked for a large financial institution in New York City. For 2-3 years, we were all stressed; for our jobs, for our families, for our futures, for the economy. We were not our best selves in those years...

What are Personal Values? ‍Life presents an endless series of decisions, large and small, that require you to make difficult choices. While many factors are involved, often the critical decision factors are balanced with your core values. Values...

Years ago, I was invited to the All-Hands meeting of a CTO I greatly respected and admired. One of his agenda items was to review the “About Me” slide deck he’d created. I watched, fascinated, as he shared with his rapidly-growing team the keys to...

“You’re not going to be successful at this thing unless you move from your head to your heart.”‍All that I could do was return a blank stare. What the hell did he even mean, move from my head to my heart? I had risen through the ranks because of...