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Words of Wisdom for the Wanna-Be Exercise Zealot

April 1, 2020April 6, 2020 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

WHO I AM Hi, my name is Lori and sometimes I can be overzealous about exercise. So there are times I have to remember there are words of wisdom for wannabe exercise zealots like me. WHAT I WANT If you know me, you know it's my life's goal to be…

Do 14 Days Really Make a Difference?

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

Fourteen Days Fourteen days have been mentioned as the incubation period for COVID-19. Do 14 days of staying at home really make a difference? I seem to remember that St. Patrick's Day was when states started to aggressively push the public to STAY HOME! Stay Home I'll ask again,…

Here’s to Calm Partnerships

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

My writing partner, Paul M. Wood and I have been working weekly, for 3 years, on a Leadership book - The ABCs of R3Leadership. More about that on another post. This pic is of me and another work partner, Vangie Lopez. (I love partnering with others. The laughter and genius…

The ABCs of R3 Leadership; A is for Accountability: Baton or Bat? It’s the Accountable Leaders Who Make Sweet Music

September 3, 2019July 8, 2020 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

ABCs: A is for Accountability As promised in our initial blog post - The ABCs of R3 Leadership - we, Paul M. Wood and Lori Gibson Washington, are writing about the ABCs of R3 Leadership; the A-Z of good and not-so-good leadership characteristics. Paul's first post of his satirical serial,…

B is for Bats#*t Crazy Leaders: Maximum Miasma at the C-Level

July 13, 2019June 17, 2020 by Paul M. Wood

Paul M. Wood

The Circus of Despicables' Story: Maximum Miasma at the C-Level Welcome back to the Circus! If you missed "A is for Accountability: An Elusive Spectre Wades into the Swamp", click here. Now it's time for our next installment - "B is Batshit Crazy Leaders"... The tight cluster of formerly top exec…

The ABCs of R3 Leadership

May 30, 2019May 21, 2020 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

It was August 2016. Lori Gibson-Washington and Paul M. Wood met celebrating a mutual friend's birthday. Unintentionally, we started talking about good and not-so-good leadership characteristics. We bonded over a mixture of Pinot Noir and tequila. (Yes, the 2 liquids were in the same glass. That's a story for another…

The Calming Coach – Brave Girls are Honest

May 25, 2019December 27, 2019 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

The Calming Coach, aka, Gibson Washington Consulting, can help you go from brutal honesty to silky candor. So you might be saying "why should I care?" The Calming Coach says "Brave Girls calmly speak their truth and get their messages across" Did you know that brave doesn't always mean brutal? Especially…

Sugar/Salt: Call Your Confidante, She’s Disguised as a Life Coach

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

Sometimes you need a Life Coach, a Confidante, to check in with to distinguish "the salt from the sugar". How many times have you excitedly decided on your life's purpose? The sweetness, the sugar of your life. You tell a few people about your new purpose-driven sweetness. Your friends and…

Building Trust and Calm in a World of Chaos

June 16, 2017October 4, 2017 by Lori Gibson-Washington

Lori Gibson-Washington

A Gentle Nudge Deserves a Wink, a Smile, or a Thank You! I love sending my clients gentle nudges. You know as in "nuhj" - "to push slightly or gently, especially with the elbow, to get someone's attention, prod someone into action..." vs. "noodge" - Yiddish for "persistently pester, annoy,…