Overcoming Uncertainty
Living Through Uncertainty: Traveling the Bumpy Road to Change
Blog Post – The View from /the Treehouse
My husband and I had traveled 32 hours through four airports and too many waiting rooms. We arrived home exhausted, reeking of the coffee we had dumped in our laps on flight segment number three and needing a long sleep in our own bed. It felt great to be back…
My Elliptical Life: Three Ways to Ground Yourself to Lead in Chaotic Times
Blog Post – The View from the Treehouse
Two years ago, my doctor told me to face facts: if I continued to run, my knees would turn into sponge cake, or words to that effect. Feeling the sponginess already coming on, I begrudgingly doffed my running shoes and moved into the gym. There I made the acquaintance of the elliptical machine. I expected to strengthen my legs and physical core…
Leadership Matters: Dealing With Change And Overcoming Uncertainty
Article – CU Management Magazine
Life in the realm of financial services is really challenging. Incredible, scary and daunting changes appear one after another, and leaders wonder how to handle them. The world is changing so quickly that we sometimes stagger under the complexity and uncertainties. Stability is gone. Relentless change is the norm…
Embrace the Fear! Tackle the Uncertainty
Article – The Fox Magazine
In 1999, Julie Benezet was the new Director for a fledgling dot com called Amazon. Her challenge was to figure out how to lease just the right real estate and buildings in just the right places, to help the company survive and thrive…
After the Cancer Diagnosis: Six Steps for Moving from Fear to Action
Article – Onco’Zine, The International Oncology Network
A diagnosis of cancer triggers distress, uncertainty and fear ? all of which creates the need for many important conversations with the patient, physician, family and care providers. The key to dealing with these emotional reactions is to work through a series of six steps that will help the patient to overcome the paralysis they can cause and move forward…