Karen’s Articles
The Power of the Pause
In my last post, I wrote about my time in Sedona and the Sedona Soulscape retreat. You might think that in a place as gorgeous and spiritual as Sedona, all you would feel is calm. That's not always the case. In fact, it's never the case. One of our hikes was Margs...
You Don’t Need a Sedona Vortex to Find Your Calm
Last week my husband Bill and I had the incredible opportunity to attend Sedona Soulscape, a yoga, hiking and breathwork retreat. I'll be writing about it for a while, because a lot happens when you travel to a place known for its vortexes, step away from work and...
Stop Trying to Be the Next Anyone
I saw Rick Lozano speak recently, and I'll say this plainly: he was incredible. If you get the chance to see him, take it. At one point in his program, Rick shared a story about someone once telling him they wanted to be him, and Rick had turned it into a parody song...
What a Trail Guide Taught Me About Running a Meeting
A few weeks ago, I taught a facilitation class, and I needed a way to help participants think about their role as facilitators. I kept coming back to one thought: facilitators don't direct, they guide. As I sat with that, I remembered an excellent guide who led my...
How Focused a Listener Are You?
After reading last week's blog about one of my favorite facilitation skills exercises, a number of readers asked, “Could you share the list of listening behaviors?” As requested, the list is below. Let me know how you do. Listening Skills Checklist Place a...
The Listener I Try to Be
Last week, I spent a glorious day with a room full of financial leaders. As it was a Facilitation Skills class, of course we talked about listening. We did an exercise where I gave examples of listening skills and participants either took a step forward or a step back...
When Does Connection Over Strategy Make Sense?
I recently had the opportunity to design a program for a client I thoroughly enjoy working with. Their leadership saw something that other organizations sometimes miss. This group had changed significantly in the past five years, and more than half the staff had never...
A Detour to Something Personal, No Lesson
This week I'm taking a detour from client engagements and leadership consulting to share something personal: I have a milestone wedding anniversary coming up. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about my husband, Bill, and I'm sharing it here. I won't ask...
What Do You Want People to Feel After You Speak?
Washington, DC’s chapter of the National Speakers Association has a new member: Steve Weinstein. I've known Steve for years, and I was genuinely pleased to see him in this new context. I met Steve through his wife, Sharon Weinstein, CSP, a longtime NSA member and...
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