by SharonSpeaks | Mar 20, 2017 | Leadership, Meeting Facilitation
I put my trekking poles out in front of me to provide support as I lowered my foot onto a steep “trail” of loose rock. My knee crackled as it took on the weight of me and my pack. Scar tissue from six years of playing rugby was arguing with my decision to...
by SharonSpeaks | Mar 13, 2017 | Leadership
Our sandwiches started to get soggy as the rain quickly turned from a sprinkle to a steady pour. My husband Jay and I got up from our seat on a fallen Aspen tree to seek shelter under a large Spruce tree. I was only one bite into the sandwich from my new dry picnic...
by SharonSpeaks | Mar 3, 2017 | Leadership
Are you good at being inept and uncoordinated? I am, or at least I am trying to be. This morning I shelled out more money to fall down in the snow. Here in Flagstaff Arizona we actually get a lot of snow; (interruption to let that mind-blowing fact sink in— it...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 26, 2017 | Leadership
On Friday I will be presenting an Effective Communication course for employees at the City of Flagstaff. The afternoon sessions will be focused on sources of miscommunication. I plan to highlight: Assumptions Impact vs. Intent Not Listening Appreciation vs. Coaching...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 23, 2017 | Leadership
Last weekend Geoffrey Kie, an AmeriCorps VISTA member at the Arizona Historical Society organized a special event at the Pioneer Museum. The event highlighted the history of stewardship from indigenous peoples in northern Arizona, as well as highlights of current...
by SharonSpeaks | Oct 10, 2016 | Leadership
Monday the Flagstaff Women’s Leadership Network met at a new location, the newly renovated DoubleTree hotel. To kick off the new year I presented an interactive seminar, Simple Steps for Resolution Success. The steps were simple: Dream It, Choose It, See It, Do...
