From a Podcast … “I’m not much but I’m all I think about” Somewhere around the middle of the interview with actor Zooey Deschanel (New Girl, Elf, 500 Days of Summer) both Dax and Zooey realize they have something in common, besides interesting first names. Zooey labels it as “Ego Fluctuation Disorder” which Google willContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of February 25th, 2022”
Author Archives: Julie Foxcroft
What I Learned the Week of February 18th, 2022
From a Podcast …We have 150+ Emotions?!?! One of my new favorite podcasts is Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman. This week I was delighted to see their latest interview was with one of my absolute favorite people to hear talk – Brene Brown. She is promoting her new book Atlas of theContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of February 18th, 2022”
What I Learned the Week of February 11, 2022
From a Podcast … Knowledge Workers survey results – When I work is more important than Where I work Bruce Daisley is a thought leader in the space of workplace culture and the future of work. In this podcast he interviews Brian Elliott from Future Forum, a group led by Slack and Julia Hobsbawm, futuristContinue reading “What I Learned the Week of February 11, 2022”
Living Your Best Life Requires Getting Comfortable with Guilt
My closest friends all tell me I work too much. And when I hear this I feel two things. First I feel something close to indignation and despair that this is just how it is if you want to be successful. Then I feel a twinge of sadness and resentment that maybe that’s not trueContinue reading “Living Your Best Life Requires Getting Comfortable with Guilt”
Why Trust Needs Intimacy
In any organization or group of people where teamwork and the reaching high performance is a potential desire, the topic of trust will inevitably arise. As such I have had the pleasure to engage in this topic several times in my work as an executive coach. When given the opportunity I often lean into theContinue reading “Why Trust Needs Intimacy”
Beware of Silent Ninja Coaching
It all started with Monica. She’s a silent ninja coach that I met a little over a week ago. I was assisting in a coaching course and she was coaching me. Her job was to push her client (me) to the point of being fired. In other words to really challenge me. I can’t recallContinue reading “Beware of Silent Ninja Coaching”
