Coffee on Leadership

Goodbye 2020 and just before the New Year I chatted about goals with the incredible, Martha Hoang. Part 1 we talk through goals, team expectations, and her values. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we chat Creativity and Leadership. Here are the most important things you need to know about my dear friend and gifted leader: "i’m martha, but you can call me marth. i believe in candid vulnerability, feelin...

Meet our guest expert, Alisha Ochoa, who shares her wisdom about developing community as a leader. Alisha is Founder of ALO Co., a digital directory and education platform for female entrepreneurs. She is an expert in community building and creatively challenges those in her network to set big goals and meet them with accountability. On today's episode she talks about why finding a community for y...

Self-care was the hardest thing for me in my leadership. Who has time for that? But when I read a book by Parker Palmer and he helped me to reframe why I needed self-care, this strategic, efficiency-driven leader changed her tune to self-care— study it, find it, practice it, and encourage it. I want to pass along some tips to you for finding better, more rejuvenating self-care for you and your tea...

Are you avoiding some difficult conversations with your remote team right now because it's just that-- difficult? What if it's not as hard as it seems?  Alyss Charles, a San-Diego based branding consultant and visual creator, has discovered that diving in is the easy part when you have the right mindset and intentionality set. She walks through how to make those difficult convos more intentio...

Have you heard about the Enneagram and thought, that might be a good tool to use with my team? Meet Rhianna, Certified Enneagram Teacher and Coach, who walks with teams from higher education to business to retail in their journey through the Enneagram. Today, Rhianna gives us a brief intro to why this tool can be significant for how your team communicates and know we will be back to talk through e...

Have you ever thought you would "arrive" in your leadership after the next obstacle, season, or hurdle? **Spoiler alert** - The process of becoming a leader is an ongoing journey. There is always more to learn. Join Sam Aguirre, a leader in team training and development, as she breaks down how a purposeful leader is always in the process, choosing to uncover truths about themselves, and showing up...

Jessica is a strategic and relationship leader who prioritizes the growth of herself and her team so that they are consistently launching to the next level. She has done it all and offers some great tips for leaders looking to grow in their own role.. Join us as we jump from strategy to team to work integration to problem-solving during this interview.  For more info on Coffee on Leadership, visit...

Wondering how to check in with your team during a pandemic? Alpha Joy Lawson has been leading her team in the higher education setting virtually since March and has used a mood meter chart created by Dr. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel , for a quick gauge of where her team was before jumping into their meeting this past week. On today's episode, we quickly break down how she is support...

How can you lead better today? I asked 20 women in leadership to send me their top 5 traits they associate with a leader and compiled the top 10 responses into a list for you. In this episode, hear about that process and the characteristics for you to apply to your leader development in the middle of a pandemic. Grab a notebook because you're going to want to write these down and then reflect-- co...

What does it mean to be a better learner? It means taking on a posture that reflects learning practices--it's embracing ideas and walking toward uncertainty. My dad gave me perspective on a growth mindset, on showing up curious and ready to learn in any situation, and I want to pass that to you. In today's episode, I give you three steps to taking on a learning posture so that you can continue to...

Everywhere I turn, strategists and developers and coaches are reminding leaders and business owners to return to the "why" in the work. While it may seem like it is everywhere, Simon Sinek's Golden Circle principle that sparked the "why" movement empowers this generation of leaders to be inspired and motivated. While a good leader knows their why, a great leader can communicate their why-- on this...

“Daring leaders who live into their values are never silent about hard things.” Brené Brown. Our values guide our attitudes, behaviors, and decision-making as a leader. If you have been to any of my in-person workshops or sat in my courses as a university student, then you know I always start in the same place--with your values. It has always been a natural starting point for leaders because leade...

Have you ever set a goal and failed? Ya, me too, every New Years. But what if I told you that you may need a bigger and scarier goal in order to succeed? In this episode, I am breaking down 5 principles of a goal setting framework from the founders of goal theory that will help you set better  and more strategic goals--so that you can crush them. And, I'm sharing a bit about my podcast offici...

Bookclub is my chance to share what I have been reading and little nuggets so that you might consider picking up the book too! In this first version of Bookclub (which is sure to change in future iterations now that I have one under my belt) I give some qiuck insight I gleaned, as both a parent and a leader, while reading The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.  If you want to check...

The most common question I get from women in business or higher ed or college students is the same one: How do I find a mentor? We are told over and over that we need to find a mentor and then our life will be changed. My life has been impacted by mentors too, but I am here to tell you that finding a mentor is not as difficult as it seems. In this episode, I break down why expanding our ideas of m...

Want a brief rundown of flow, that moment when time stands still and you are in the moment at work or in your leadership? Great, this quick episode breaks down flow with a quick activity for you to do right now to find the places where you find flow in your work and experience feelings of happiness because your skills are perfectly matched to the task at hand! 

Believing creativity can change the way employees approach problems and reframe work is at the core of building better results in projects, teams, and even personal life design. But time and time again we need to be reminded of how we are creative as leaders. In this episode, I give 4 steps for growing in your creative confidence and challenge you to see yourself for the creative leader you are be...

Have you ever felt like you could lead better if you had some quick leadership tips? I'm here to break down the idea that leadership development is hard to fit into your full schedule or reserved for those at the c-suite level. If you are leading in an organization or business and looking to develop your personal and professional life so that you can feel more whole, then this podcast is for you....