"Heather empowered me to look inside and see what it was I truly wanted out of work and life. We set out my priorities, my criteria for my next job, and I learned about the strengths I had as a person, not just a list of software acumen!"
"Stephanie is masterful at bringing clarity to things and helps me look at the big picture. She was instrumental in my decision to leave a long time job and open my own firm—the best career of my life."
"Linda’s Executive Coaching has helped me become a better leader. She coached me to not avoid difficult discussions, but to approach them in a non aggressive way. I feel like much more of a natural leader, and I’m having a lot more fun now."
"Working with Heather changed my life in ways I didn't know were possible. This year I launched a business that has gone from nothing to flourishing in so many ways. I'm so grateful to Heather for her personal, heartfelt, and out-of-the-box style. I'm so grateful for all you do!"
"Working with Stephanie has been the single most transformative experience. Thanks to Stephanie’s advice and support, I entered and completed graduate school, have made it through many professional challenges, and have established my own business."
"Linda unlocked some doors inside me with some ready understanding of concerns that face me as a leader, a parent, and a partner with some very simple solutions and practices. Linda's been an integral part of my successful leadership role at work and home."
"Stephanie has been an invaluable sounding board. My coaching sessions with Stephanie have provided me with a case study-like approach to work through current business challenges, a constructive unbiased listening center which provides immediate stress relief, and an actionable and useful “nugget” to put into immediate action from each session."
"Heather brought order to my chaos and helped me pursue my goals in a more purposeful, fulfilling way. Now I feel less stressed, more in control and able to enjoy taking some big steps that I’ve been working towards for a long time."
"I love working with Heather, she's not only my productivity coach, she’s my accountability partner. She helps me stay on track with my goals, my weekly tasks and I’ve been able to accomplish more in the past 3 months than I have all year.”
"In my work, I found myself challenged to engage the physician leaders across the organization. With Carpenter Smith Consulting, we learned strategies that resulted in a dramatic growth in provider satisfaction from the 11th percentile to the 73rd percentile!"
"I found my sessions with Heather to be very insightful, practical, and useful, and focused on elements of employee behaviors which we normally don't pay attention to. Our discussions helped me grow in my new role at work as well as out of work."
"Linda is a great listener and powerful observer. I rely on her wisdom and pragmatic advice around team dynamics, culture and leadership. Simply put, Linda makes me better."
"Heather helped me see that work isn't just about the money. She took the big picture view of my life and gave me the tools I needed to commit to my pursuits. My stress is gone and both of my businesses are better than ever!
"I learned more about how to be a leader from Carpenter Smith Consulting than I did from my Master's program at Harvard."
The Toxic Boss
Today we’re talking about a client who had a toxic boss and our suggestions on ways he could respond as a leader to improve the situation.
We Are Struggling
We heard from several leaders who fear that creating psychological safety means they have to tolerate bad behavior and/or poor performance.
This is BULLSH!T
We heard from several leaders who fear that creating psychological safety means they have to tolerate bad behavior and/or poor performance.
Revisiting Psychological Safety
Today, we’re going to revisit the concept of psychological safety and then take a deeper dive into some real-life messy situations in the following weeks.
The Paradox of the Declaration of Independence
For many people in the United States, July 4th is a day off and a summertime ritual that includes a barbeque and fireworks. Yet July 4th is so much more than that.
Refinement NOT Retirement
Today we are delighted to have Linda speak to you directly about an important topic in her life – the concept of refinement, not retirement.
Juneteenth
Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States (over 100 years ago) and the beginning of greater freedom for Black Americans, yet we’re still far from being a country in which all men and women are treated equally.
I Can’t Do One More Thing!
As we finished up our Wellness Nugget posts last week, we heard from some of you that it’s just too hard right now to think about your own wellness.
Wellness Nuggets for Your Spiritual Health
This week, we’re focusing on small actions you can take to help to move you from languishing to spiritual health and wellness.
Remembering
Today, we’re remembering with gratitude all of those individuals who lost their lives in service to our country and the families who lost their loved ones.