Category: Self-Mastery

As many of you know, aside from running my own private coaching practice, I am also the co-founder of an executive coaching and senior leadership team development firm called Syntrina Leadership. I am so honored to have our thought leadership in the incredible publication that is The CEO Magazine. This magazine is an exceptional read […]

We are now almost a quarter of the way through the year. What were the goals and dreams you had for yourself this year? Who did you want to become? What did you want to do and achieve? As the first quarter comes to a close, how are you doing? Are you advancing towards the […]

If you are like most people, your answer is probably yes, but as leaders we are not used to admitting this. Perhaps there are certain people and events that intimidate even you. And with those people and at those events, a part of you wonders … Do I know enough? Do I deserve to be […]

In order to inspire, we must be inspired! In order to engage others, we, ourselves, must be engaged. In order to lead others well, we must first manage, motivate, and lead ourselves with our own compelling vision, goals and dreams. • What three things did you hope to do, accomplish and advance in 2018? • […]

As published in Forbes. The human mind wanders. A lot. Almost a decade ago the Harvard Gazette reported that 47% of the time we are thinking about anything and everything other than what we are actually doing! In 2014, TIME reported that the average attention span, thanks to advances in technology, topped out a whopping […]

As published in Forbes We all want to be successful, to win the approval of others and to be chosen for those limited, top, coveted positions. We work hard to become educated, accomplished and known as the best. Unfortunately, the older we get, and the more we move up the organizational ladder, the more elusive […]

Richard Branson’s Necker Island Inspires Launch of Executive Leadership Firm Executive Development for World Class Leaders Indianapolis, IN – July 23, 2018 – Syntrina™ Leadership, a newly formed network of experienced executive coaches and thought leaders, announced today new one-on-one coaching services for C-suite and executive-level leaders, as well as custom-designed, expert-facilitated leadership development offsites […]

A Journey Towards Courage – April 27, 2018 This year I had the honor of keynoting the 3rd annual Gala of Grace, an event to support the North Shore Crisis Services Society which helps women flee domestic violence and abuse. In preparing for the event, I was very sad to learn that in its 37 years […]

As published in Forbes. I recently watched two senior professionals debate a topic. As I did so, I paid most attention to how each went about communicating their case and perspective. The more I watched, the more turned off I found myself to be at the language used, the nonverbal messages sent and the lack […]

In close to two decades of leadership development I’ve seen teams that are truly connected and succeeding spectacularly! And I’ve seen teams that, however subtly, hurt, fight and mistrust each other, and the corresponding impact on their ability to perform. You can move from disconnected to connected, from mistrust to trust, from good to the […]