Dec 20, 2023 | Leadership & Career Development
Lately, I’ve been asked to do a number of talks for organizations around critical thinking. I’m a facilitator for the American Management Association and they have an excellent critical thinking course. Although my sample size is somewhat limited, I wonder why...
Aug 31, 2023 | Leadership, Leadership & Career Development
Recently, a CEO for an office furniture company gave a virtual talk to her employees. Parts of that talk went viral on social media. I won’t share it here because I’m not sure if it was ever supposed to be shared. Anyway, the CEO starts out her talk recognizing that...
Aug 10, 2023 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Leadership & Career Development
One of my brilliant clients said something to me that really stuck. We were discussing the judgment of other people and how that can hold so many of us back. My client was talking her way through her fears of being ashamed, embarrassed, or judged and I asked her how...
Aug 4, 2023 | Leadership & Career Development
How often do we hear from leaders that decisions are “business decisions?” “We are going to lay off 12,000 people because it’s a business decision.” “Our ROI (return on investment) is our top priority.” “Focus on the bottom line only.” These are phrases that I hear...
Jun 9, 2023 | Leadership & Career Development, Relationships |
One of my favorite comedy skits is this one with Bob Newhart as a therapist. My favorite line, “Stop it.” This week, as in so many weeks in my life, I’ve seen some women working hard to cancel or take down other women. Stop it. Seriously, stop it now. I do some...
May 25, 2023 | Happiness Fulfillment & Self Esteem, Leadership & Career Development
In college, I was a finance major. If you know me well, that might sound like a dramatic miss, and for the most part, that would be true. My first job was at a bank, and I was truly a fish out of water in so many ways. However, I did capture a few powerful nuggets...
