“The last thing you want to do is hitch-hike your way to success.” His words hit like summer lightning followed by the deep resonance of unapologetic thunder. The wisdom …
7 Gifts of a Layoff
Seeing the news of tech layoffs in the last few weeks prompted me to write about the gifts my own layoff in 2021 brought in the past twelve months. Some …
Teach your organization to think like the CEO
The critical shift To truly create a high performing organization, every employee must think like the CEO. In Q4 2022, the headlines screamed ‘economic uncertainty’, ‘rising inflation’ and ‘layoffs’. And, …
If it’s broken…fix it.
The way our modern workplaces are hiring, upskilling, optimizing, and pressuring simply isn’t working. With burnout and distress on the rise, here are a few things I’m talking about with …
Being seen
Think of a time you felt truly seen. When you received a moment, a word, a noticing that cut through the noise. Maybe it landed in a way that broke …
What are you tolerating?
We can work around a lot of things, and still make it work, can’t we? This week a friend and I caught ourselves laughing at how much bad behavior around …
Illusions
Beautiful in its red plumage, unaware. We watched in shock as it moved from the magnolia tree and flew straight towards the window. With certainty, it used its beak to …
Polished
A few years ago, my dad’s sister sent him a trophy their father had earned in 1929. It was deeply tarnished. The black layer had crept like lichen over every …
The New Grad’s Guide to Finding Your Path
We’re about a month away from college graduation across the United States. So far, students have focused on getting enough of the right credits to graduate. They’ve chosen a major …
Complete the Cycle
You’ve likely noticed it. It’s an itch when something didn’t end the way you thought it would. Or when there’s an idea, project, or conversation that you’re not done having…yet. …