Interview with Dionne Grayman and Sheila Barksdale-Gordon, Founders of We Run Brownsville

I recently sat down to have lunch with Dionne and Sheila, Sheila’s family moved to Brownsville in her teens and Dionne is a second-generation resident. Together they launched We Run Brownsville in 2016.

Antonia BowringNovember 30, 2018women leaders, empowerment, leadership, community leaders, support networks

Question: How Can We Get Along Better at Work? (Hint: The Right Assessment is a Good First Step)

What makes an organization or team successful? Many different factors are involved in success. A quick google search shows over 144 million(!) results ranging from luck to common goals.

Antonia BowringNovember 24, 2018DiSC, facilitation toolkit, teambuilding, leadership

What does Sesame Street have in common with Facilitation?

I am always building my facilitation toolkit and I picked up a new acronym this week that truly helps keep a workshop moving forward.

FacilitationAntonia BowringOctober 28, 2018DiSC, facilitation toolkit

The Softer Side of Off-Sites

What was clear to me once again was the importance of the “softer” factors that go into creating a successful off-site, factors that can be overlooked or underinvested in.

FacilitationAntonia BowringOctober 20, 2018off-sites, skill development, problem-solving, planning

How is Delivering Feedback Related to the New York Times’ Recipe for Plum Cake?

I was poking around online for a dessert recipe to prepare for a dinner party and came across a renown plum cake recipe; and feedback has been the focus of many coaching sessions recently. This is how I connected the dots between these seemingly unrelated topics.

CoachingAntonia BowringSeptember 17, 2018feedback, recipes

The Umpire Needs a Coach

I’m not an expert on the rules and regulations of tennis but from what I saw of the US Open Women’s Final, and then heard and subsequently read, I feel certain that the umpire, Carlos Ramos, could benefit from a coach.

CoachingAntonia BowringSeptember 15, 2018US Open final, Serena Williams, bias, EQ

A Tribute to Joanne Killmeyer

Joanne Killmeyer was a driving force in why I became a coach and I want to pay tribute to her legacy publicly. Joanne passed this summer, leaving me and many of her former students and mentees bereft, missing her wisdom and deep sense of compassion.

CoachingAntonia BowringJuly 24, 2018mentor, women leaders

What I learned at TED 2018 from Frances Frei

Confession: I want to carry Frances Frei’s briefcase. I’d like to hang around her and hear more about what she has to say about leadership and how to build it.

CoachingAntonia BowringApril 21, 2018leadership, women leaders, TRUST, teambuilding

Antonia's 2017 Picks

To close out this turbulent year – a blog celebrating introspection, a podcast about the brain and a new book to help you launch into 2018 whole.

Year-End PicksAntonia BowringDecember 11, 2017meditation, good reads, leadership, resilience, mindfulness

Lead from the Front, Not from the Back

The passing of Labor Day feels like the real start to the new year for many of us and is a good time to launch self-improvement goals. With that in mind, I recently spoke to my client Ruben Belliard about his entrepreneurial journey in the world of fitness.

CoachingAntonia BowringSeptember 7, 2017self-improvement, goals, leadership

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