By Tanya Schecter My clients often ask, “Do we really need to look at values? Values are so touchy feely. You know, fluffy. Isn’t it enough just to know what they are and have them on our walls?” As an answer, I tend to partially agree. Values are touchy-feely. And,...
Secrets as A Bridge to Empowered Leadership
By Tanya Schecter Do our secrets own us, or do we own our secrets? I used to believe that secrets are thoughts or actions that are too shameful to share with anyone. Since no one could possibly understand them, I needed to bury them deep inside, hidden from the rest...
Relationships as the Foundation for Moving Forward
By Tanya Schecter Six weeks ago, I nursed a broken knee as I sat on my couch watching our world slow down and almost come to a grinding halt. Being immobilized myself, I noticed how our collective response to the pandemic was mirrored by my own internal response to having...
Conflict: A Necessary Ingredient for Success
Conflict is part of all great relationships and success stories, be they personal or professional. Unresolved conflict is also the ingredient that most often stops us from achieving our goals, impedes our relationships, and fills our lives with tension and misery. How you deal with conflict is one make or...
Stop Holding Your Team Accountable
Holding your team and your teammates accountable is hindering your results and is an inefficient and uninspiring leadership approach. You are taking away significant responsibility from the people around you and contributing to a mediocre and, perhaps, mildly toxic work environment. Holding your team accountable is causing stress, defensiveness, lies,...
Access the Power of Inclusivity
Regardless of the business you are engaged in, you face competition, complexity, and challenges. In your personal life, you experience daily adversity scattered amongst the glimmers of progress and success. Both personally and professionally, everything you do and every interaction you have takes energy as you wake up, dress up, and...