WOrds of Wisdom

Today is International Women’s Day. It’s a day where we take time out to celebrate the achievements of women. In doing so, we also raise...

With Valentine's Day just behind us, it's time to revisit the idea that this special day is reserved for romantic relationships. Love is...

Because most humans have a natural aversion to conflict, many difficult conversations are avoided until you simply can’t take it anymore.

We’ve heard countless times now that things aren’t business as usual, but we haven’t really had the time to dig into what this truly...

Imposter Syndrome is the natural result of stepping out of your comfort zone. Everytime you level up, you will experience imposter syndrome

In the US, there was a pivotal moment in the COVID-19 pandemic story where everything changed. It was a Wednesday in March. March 11 to...

Last week I wrote about decluttering your company’s emotional closet. With the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changing our lives...

We've all experienced the metaphorical (and sometimes literal) closet where we put things that we don't know what to do with. We open the...

Humans aren’t designed to be isolated from others and it’s our connection to other people that is our lifeline right now.

There’s an expression that I’ve heard several times over the last week -- We aren’t working from home, we are living through a crisis...

When’s the last time you heard someone say “I love to be micromanaged!”? Never. No one likes it. It's costly and slows down progress.

Clear, direct and specific communication, leadership presence, innovation and motivating behavior changes are essential for success.

Leading through uncertain times requires a certain amount of vulnerability and trust. Life has radically changed seemingly overnight. You...

Reflective listening is a communication strategy involving two key steps. It reconstructs what the other person is thinking and feeling.

Leaders have a real impact on the quality of human lives.One person has a significant impact when they hold a position of leadership.

The world of work has changed a lot over the past decade and even just in the last few years. The great talent crisis is getting harder...

Performance management. Ugh. No one likes it. Employees hate it and managers do too. It rarely goes well. It sucks up a ton of time and...

If someone had told you when you were interviewing for that leadership role that a large part of your job would now be to have difficult...

Most businesses suffer from moving too fast with not enough planning or depth of conversation. There’s a lot of missed communication.

Avoidance is costly and leads to toxic workplaces. Time to take action!

If your boss is stressing out about business results and it’s rolling downhill to you, well, guess what--it’s also rolling down and...

Stress. Anxiety. Overwhelm. Burnout. It’s all par for the course, right? Wrong. At least, it doesn’t have to be. Ask any business owner...

Oftentimes, leaders in high-ranking positions can be highly intelligent, but condescending and hard to work with. Have you ever had a...

Have you had a boss who frustrates you? Likely, the answer is yes. If you've ever worked for a manager who won’t stick up for you in meeting

If you'd rather do the work your passionate about, lead the company vision and focus on your area of expertise rather than manage a team...

Perhaps you had a brilliant idea but the reality isn’t matching up. Here are a few questions to ask yourself as a starting place: 1....

Being a leader is tough. There are days when everything seems so dang hard and nothing seems to fall in your favor. With every email or...

In case you need a little encouragement to peel yourself away and take that vacation or simply even unplug for the weekend, here are 7...

In my last blog post, I was writing from the passenger seat as my husband was hurling us 70+ mph down the highway towards our 2+ week...

You are probably expecting the third of five installments on the Four Agreements. Instead, we are going to take a brief detour for...

The second of five installments of the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz and how to apply them in business. If you aren’t familiar with...

You’ve heard the expression; it takes two to tango. What the expression doesn’t say is that in order to tango, those 2 people need to...

In my last post I revealed that Sammy Baxter The Wonder Dog had transitioned over the rainbow bridge. He was 15 years, 2 months and 25...

At the time of writing my last post, you read about my pug Sammy, who was 15 years, 2 months and 19 days old. During the time in between...

Having a dog makes me a better leader. Truly great leaders connect to humanity, theirs and others. Dogs are great to keep us human as...

It’s a gorgeous Sunday in early March. The sun in shining, the air is crisp, the sky is blue and spring is right around the corner. Even...