Today I had a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. After my meeting, I headed to the entrance ramp to the highway that would take me back home – only to find it closed.
I live in the city, and my meeting was in a first ring suburb – not an area I know well. I’ve got good instincts and directional sense when I’m in town, but curvy suburban streets throw me for a loop. I know some people are intimidated by city driving, but I’m the opposite: give me a city grid any day over a series of suburban cul-de-sacs.
So, my entrance ramp is closed, and I need to go over a major river to get back home: now what?
Before specializing as a professional coach in 2004, I spent more than a decade in leadership, management and program development for state and local government and non-profit organizations. Now I get to help leaders and teams have more clarity and ability to stand up for what's important in their work and in their organizations. Working with me, leaders and teams find more meaning and purpose, feel happier and more confident, navigate change and conflict, and work together better.