Blog | Valerie MacLeod

Most of us focus on our message when communicating, but if you want to be heard first focus on your audience. Know your audience – Know how much...

I call myself a “recovering perfectionist” because I am consciously reducing my perfectionist tendencies. Being a perfectionist put extreme stress up

  This morning I talked with a CEO about organizations and vision. We discussed that different leaders are needed at different times in the organiz...

  In Systems Thinking the “whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Since teams are a living system, the same is true for teams – they can achi...

  I hear that often strategic plans are created but never implemented. I’m sure you’ve heard this statistic before but over 75% of planned changes ...

A friend quit her job. She resigned because she didn’t fit the team. Paulette is, of course, concerned about the next position. Will she not fit in...

People naturally resist change. Even those of us who like change have some initial resistance at the beginning. And those people who don’t like ch...

  Always in a hurry, but you want to communicate better? Celeste Headlee gives a great TED talk about how to have a better conversation, but if yo...

  I should start a 12-step program for perfectionists. I have met many in my career. Perfectionists are afraid of taking action because they might ...

  According to the Harvard Medical School, “In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happine...