by Bluewater Advisory | Jul 30, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
They say the last mile is lonely, but my experience is otherwise. Each time I’m lucky enough to vacation at the beach, my goal is to have my toes in the sand 45 minutes prior to the sun “officially” rising. There is something magical about this time of day. It is...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jul 9, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
Upon entering the boardroom, our client, the CEO, offered us a glimpse into key team member Carol’s demeanor just before we began a leadership : “Carol shows no emotion. She always has a stone face and is hard to read. But when she talks, we all listen...
by Bluewater Advisory | May 20, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
In meeting after meeting we heard executives say, “We have a real problem in getting our next generation of leaders ready to take over because our senior leaders don’t have the time or the desire to mentor and train them. We have tried everything, and we just don’t...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 26, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
When I ask leadership cohorts the two primary types of listening, they almost always jump up with the same response: active listening (and they struggle to find a second type). And it’s easy to see why. Active listening is an incredibly common phrase positioned as...
by Bluewater Advisory | Jan 2, 2024 | Business Excellence, Professional Development
“The car goes where your eyes go.” – Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain Each year, I, like many, pick a word that serves as an anchor as to where I want to turn my attention. Or as Garth Stein in The Art of Racing in the Rain would suggest, where I want...
