There’s a new vibe at Kiser Middle School in Greensboro, NC. Why? It’s because of the new principal, Gerald (Ged) O’Donnell. I met him briefly last year at the end of school when I was volunteering in the office. Research says it takes 7 seconds to make a first impression. He had a swift gate
On September 10th I was walking into an appointment for a potential new client and my phone rang, I hesitated to answer it because I didn’t recognize the number and I didn’t want to be late, so I let it go into voicemail. Little did I know that the message was going to be about
Helping people create positive change in their career, life & relationships is something I am very passionate about. My brother-in-law is one of those people and when he was first searching for his new career opportunity after graduate school, I helped him focus on his strengths from college to boost his confidence and add depth
This past Wednesday I joined the Leadership High Point Class of ’15 at Ralph Lauren for a program on Leading Through Change conducted by a former graduate. Since creating catalysts for change is the foundation of Coach MKay Companies, LLC I thought it would be terrific to gain insight from another industry leader. What I
With the recent tragic events of children in North Carolina, one child falling from a zip line last week at Camp Cheerio and losing her life and two children losing limbs to shark bites at Oak Island, please read what love means to children and hug your child tonight, extra tight. I’m reminded how every day is
Last Sunday I read an article in our local career section written by a colleague in the coaching/training field. She shared how she experienced a WOW factor early in her life that guided her towards counseling and teaching. I realized that sometimes we can miss the Big “AHA” if we aren’t paying attention to the
This week we kicked off another professional development series at Guilford Technical Community College and closed with introducing the power of an “I AM” statement. I learned about this from a colleague I worked with at the hospital. I was in her office one day visiting and stopped mid-sentence when I noticed it on her
It’s Monday morning, the day after turning the clocks forward one hour for day light savings time and I’m trying to find my Monday morning shoes….Did you have trouble adjusting to the time change? My 11 year old daughter was fast asleep and I knew that she might struggle adjusting…I really wanted her to get
How flexible are you when it comes to your schedule, different situations or dealing with people? It’s been said that during a storm with high winds and rain, an oak tree may snap, what about a willow tree? It will bend and sway in the storm, actually making it stronger. So why is flexibility important?
Last Wednesday was my first meeting as the new president of Triad Networks, a business group that formed close to 30 years ago. I was a member for several years and left the group in 2011 and one year ago this week visited the group, re-joined and within a few months, the current VP, Cindy