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Curious in the Crunchy
We live in a “crunchy” world right now, and it is easy to be swept up in disagreement and discourse with colleagues, friends and family. Crunchy are those moments of disconnect that normally leave us grumpy, uncomfortable, annoyed and impatient. As a seven (7) on the Enneagram® (Enneagram is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people
New Managing Partner and New Chair at Lighthouse NINE Group
Happy New Year! We have exciting things happening at Lighthouse NINE Group. Marnie Smith has taken on the role of Chair. Marnie leaves behind her role as Managing Partner, having served it for the past six years. She has a long and trusted relationship with Lighthouse NINE Group and has made many significant contributions to clients and to the firm
Nana’s Wisdom
Over the past weeks, I have spoken to several clients within different industries, and everyone seems to be experiencing the same thing: massive change, high stress, and not enough time. Added to the work challenge: worry about potential school strikes, waves of flu-like symptoms in the house and the natural stress of family holiday gatherings, things truly seem overwhelming in
New partner Vera Famme joins Lighthouse NINE Group
New Partner, Vera Famme joins Lighthouse Nine Group on October 3, 2022. Specializing in Change Management, Training, Process Design, Project Management and Community Engagement. In her 15 years of leading transformation initiatives in both the public and private sectors, Vera has been unwavering in her passion to build capacity within organizations. Her strength lies in her ability to collaborate with
New Partner Nancy Dewar Joins Lighthouse Nine Group
Nancy Dewar will co-lead the Leadership Development and Coaching Discipline. With over 25 years of expertise leading, coaching and training teams of people, Nancy has worked on both the client and agency sides. Nancy creates lasting impact in all her work. She is a Professional Certified Coach who has designed and led several global corporate coaching programs with clients in
Equipping Leaders for Growth and Resilience Program
Pricing extended until October 9, 2020!!! A unique action learning program to accelerate critical business initiatives and keep high valued team members! This four-month, virtual program which begins October 19th will surround your leader with a counsel of experts, a community of peers, a personal coach and immediate practical tools and insights to deliver results. To support the project delivery,
The 3 Phases of Leadership
We have spoken with hundreds of Executives about working from home in recent months. One said to me ‘it’s working, we are more productive’. Another said ‘when people are not in the office, we are not sure how productive they are’. Leadership roles are hard to find. Once you have one you want to keep it. Are you brave enough to recognize when
6 Months Into The Pandemic Effect, How Do I Re-engage My Team?
In March I was adamant that the economic lockdown and the work-from-home situation would be over by May. Well, here we are in August still waiting on the conditions for a meaningful return-to-office. To be fair, some of my clients have started a staged movement in that direction, while many do not foresee returning to the office until the new
The Eggs are Broken – What are you Going to Make?
My family has taken to making a hot breakfast in the morning. This is brand new for us. Eggs for breakfast was not part of our regular run to school, sprint to the office, morning routine. Each morning we get to decide what we are going to make, once we break the eggs. It can be quite interesting what my
Myths of Virtual Communication
“Can you hear me now?” seems to be the rally cry of every meeting in 2020. The need for virtual communication took us by storm when COVID-19 forced us into isolation. We were locked in our homes, reliant on technology like never before. The pace of change was staggering and the learning curve was massive. The request for virtual options