Liz Vogel

If you were to look back on your life right now, however long you have lived, would you say you have lived a good life? What does ‘a good life’ mean to you? A while ago I started conducting interviews with people over 80 years old. The project is called ‘5000 Years of Wisdom”. I asked them what advice they would offer someone younger about five things – love, work, family, change, and forgiveness. The project took hold and soon it was suggested I ask those in their 60’s, 40’s, and even...

I wrote about change previously, but as we enter this new year, I am hearing more and more stories from businesses and leaders about how change feels different these days. That is because it is  different. I can recall the days in business when in a certain quarter of the year we would map out our strategic plans for change that would occur the next year. In Q2 we would identify what we wanted to change. In Q3 we would pressure test and align the impacts and run the scenarios. In Q4 all...

Executive presence is a desired term, meaning it is often associated with more senior roles (hence ‘executive’) and the ability to effortlessly influence others. Who wouldn’t want that? When I am approached by clients who said their boss told them they need more executive presence, what often will follow is a slight pause and then, ... “what is it?” They know they need to go get it, but they don’t know what ‘it’ is. Sometimes it is easier to recognize when it is happening than trying to find...