Gallaher Edge

When I ask people in organizations, what is the biggest problem you'd like to solve in your company, the most common answer I hear is... COMMUNICATION!! Can you relate? Do you wish communication was more effective in your company? I'd like your help - I have my ideas about what communication challenges are most prevalent, but I want to hear from you - what are the communication challenges you see and experience that feel like the biggest problem? Please feel free to reference communication issues you experienced in previous companies and former roles!!

Can you help me decide?? I'm going to create a brand-new course for the first time in 2 years, and I'm so excited!! 🥳 I have so many ideas, I want you to help me choose the topic. ✨ 1. Overcoming Perfectionism: The Freedom Formula 2. Stress Detox for High Achievers: How to Unchoose Stress without Unchoosing Success 3. Radical Self-Acceptance: Transforming Your Relationship with Life 4. Vibe High: Raising Consciousness for a Better Life I’ll stop the list there - there is so much I am excited to share with you, but these are the top ideas on my list right now! ☺️ Thank you for taking 1 minute to help me with your perspective!! Please let me know what you think: 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the comments!! #authenticleadership #personalgrowth

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK: November 4, 2024 How open are you with others, really? When I first thought about how open I was with others, I thought I was SUPER open. What that meant to me was: If I have an opinion about something, I’ll tell you whether you want to hear it or not. Yikes. Then I learned that openness has levels. And if your openness includes judgment, then you’re not being as open as you could be. I don’t intend to pretend that I never feel or express judgment; I do. And I know enough to know that when I do, it shows me that I have more inner work to do to no longer judge somebody for their behavior. When I mean judge, I don’t mean simply to discern, but judge as in, “to look down upon.” And I judge things. I used to think that it was not only ok to judge things, but GOOD to judge things, because it helps people understand what’s good or bad, right or wrong. I’ve come to accept that it’s less about what is right and wrong, and more about what is ok and not ok FOR ME. I don’t have to lean on some idea of what others think is good/bad/right/wrong, when I have enough self-acceptance to own my perspective. That’s called self-accountability. It’s the difference between, “That is bad” and “I don’t like that.” But openness goes deeper than that. Underneath “I don’t like that” can emerge, “When this happens, I feel sad/hurt/angry/etc.” And those emotions - those emotions don’t actually stem from what somebody did; the emotions stem from the story in my head about what their behavior means…about me. Damn. Talk about self-accountability. It showed me that I can go from judging others to actually uncovering how my own perceived inadequacies are creating a story in my head. A story so painful that I’d rather deflect that pain by blaming or judging “you.” I believe this is the most important work we can do as humans. It is what will stop the pervasive “otherism” that leads to so much suffering, and will bring us closer together as we can connect on how we’re far more similar than we are different. #selfacceptance #selfaccountability #selfawareness #authenticleadership #personalgrowth

Sliding into the weekend!! I'm going to offer another free web-training and I want your help deciding what to focus on. What would you be most PUMPED to see me offer as a topic next? If these don't get you excited - what would? Please tell me in the comments or send me a DM!

I've always viewed LinkedIn as a professional platform, and that's often led me to think that I only want to post things here that are "professional." But we are human beings, and I'm a huge advocate for bringing humanity back to organizations. We are whole beings, regardless of where we are. For that reason, I'm choosing to share a moment with you from my weekend. I attended a music festival that encourages dressing up for Halloween, and the vibe of the community there is: ACCEPTANCE. It's the kind of vibe I wish more organizations practiced. Letting people be who they are - always staying respectful of each other, and letting people express themselves in ways that feel fun and authentic. Communities like that create lower stress, which promotes higher performance. In fact, tomorrow at 10 am eastern, I'm giving a free 1-hour training called Rockstars Don't Stress. If you're interested, react to this post or leave a comment and I'll DM you the link to register. I can't wait to see you there! (I won't be wearing the crown, but I'll still be smiling...)