Five Ideas for Your Stop Doing List
There are choices we make every day as leaders which may seem unrelated to our effectiveness - yet they impact the way we and others experience our leadership dramatically. Leadership takes a great deal of doing. It also takes the right amount of stop doing. Here are...
What Five Things Will You Stop Doing?
As we usher in the new year, I encourage you to consider those handful of things you’ll stop doing that will contribute to a more effective, successful, and leaderful you. When I help clients develop strategic plans, I include time and space for the ‘stop-doing’...
Leading More Simply
Wow, 2014 already feels like a rapid-fire blur! The Year of the Horse has certainly galloped into spring. In many cultures, the horse represents leadership, freedom and movement, change and transformation, and enjoyment of life’s adventures. I’ve certainly felt that...
Check it Out! Leadership with Horses in the News
Amanda Madorno is an Equine Experiential Learning instructor who teaches people that the most effective communication relies on our non-verbal actions and personal motivations as much as it does rational thought and speaking. Having been around horses all of her life,...
Six Ideas for More Leaderful Meetings
As leaders, we need meetings. They help us disseminate information, share ideas, get buy-in and build relationships, make decisions and delegate. For many of my clients, meaningless meetings are one of their top frustrations. Meaningless meetings waste not only your...
Turning Great Ideas Into Action
In the past, annual retreats for the board of the Washington State Bar Association ADR Section had generated an abundance of passion, ideas, and discussion. However, it had always been more difficult to translate that creativity into action that brought results. Lish...
Spring Inspiration: Leadership Lessons from My Horses
What and who inspires you as a leader? Do you remember the last time you inspired someone to do something great? We have all been inspired by someone who has made us stop and reconsider, or who has pushed us beyond what we imagined was possible. My horses are a...
Horses can teach you alot about leadership
Several coaching clients spent time this summer with the equine coaches of Epona Meadows as part of their coaching experience. Whether they were a first-time or returning client, they all experienced how working with horses can help you improve your leadership...
A Season for Gratitude
As the clock rolls back, the horses grow their winter coats, and leaves tumble from the trees, I realize the season of reflection and thankfulness is here. It's been a busy and wonderful year for me and Roam Consulting. I'm so grateful for the many wonderful clients...