Marguerite Orane is an expert in living, working and leading with joy.
Her life commitment is to be a catalyst for changing the way people work, so that they do so with joy AND achieve amazing success! She facilitates CEOs and their teams in developing and executing their winning strategies – with ease, grace and joy!
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Last Thursday morning dawned warm and sunny in Toronto, where I live. With not a cloud in sight, the sky unblemished blue, it was the perfect day to sit outside and write my fortnightly LinkedIn newsletter.
But I was feeling very unsettled as Hurricane Beryl had lashed Jamaica the day before.
“Frankly Marguerite, deadlines give me clarity and focus. I actually love working under pressure.”
Every now and then, I meet a kindred spirit – one, who like me, is energized and thrives on deadlines. Michael, a high-performing C-Suite coaching client, is one such.
In these very divided and contentious times, I often hear people say:
“I don’t agree with everything they stand for, but …”
OR
“I don’t have to agree with everything you say, but …”
OR
“You don’t have to agree with everything I say, but …”
“What do I do if my team asks me a question and I don’t know the answer?” asked my coaching client, eager to learn how to be a more effective leader of her team.
I have heard this many times in my years of experience as a facilitator and coach. It’s rooted in the fear that many leaders feel of being viewed as weak, incompetent and unable to perform.
Recently, a heartfelt and unexpectedly complicated rescue mission unfolded on a busy Toronto sidewalk. Three baby sparrows had fallen from their nest, nestled high in a white pine tree and only one remained alive after being attacked by ants.
“I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow” – Woodrow Wilson
Have you ever thought how fortunate you are to have team members, whose brains you can “borrow”? Are you using those brains effectively?
Delegation involves entrusting tasks to others and empowering them to contribute to the collective goals of the organization. Yet, its significance extends far beyond mere task distribution; it embodies a philosophy of leadership that fosters growth, development, and efficiency within teams.
“You see what I have to deal with”? my coaching client would ask throughout our early coaching sessions. Then followed a cascade of complaints about this or that team member – and I say “team” very lightly, as the people who reported to him hardly functioned as a team. How could they, I wondered, if she was so critical of them, and complained so much.
Jerome is a very busy executive at a leading academic institution. In our second coaching call, I asked him to track how he spent his time over 3 days. Here’s what he found: He spends 3 hours PER DAY on emails!
True or False? Women can have it all.
Happy International Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate the innumerable achievements and contributions of women around the world.
Even as we celebrate, I think it’s crucial to address an “elephant in the room”: the pressure placed on women to “have it all.” But what does that really mean? And more importantly, what does it mean for you, personally?
At the end of each of my workshops, be it strategy facilitation, leadership development, culture articulation, or team alignment, I ask participants to make a simple personal commitment:
“Write down one action you commit to make to put into practice what you learned.”