Just a few years ago, my performance practices were more than adequate to support my success and that of my teams. But in recent years, the challenges we've encountered have had a significant impact on the performance of people and workplaces. Women, especially women leaders, have been...
Just a few short years ago I remember a very specific conversation I had with my boss at the time about my development. I had asked for feedback on how I could keep growing to get future promotion opportunities. Being the head of talent management, I’d completed the requisite development...
Modern Models are needed to Meet Modern Family Needs
You wouldn’t try to run a new software program on a computer from the 1990s, let alone one from the 1970s. Even if you did, it wouldn’t work – the computer can’t handle that level of power and processing. In most cases,...
While completing a new course for a neuroscience certification program I am taking, I was reminded of a really important concept…
We can know what is needed and even how to do it, but it doesn’t mean we will do it.
The Challenge
When it comes to...
Last week, I had an interesting experience that served as a reminder that no matter how trained we are in personal accountability, it is a lifelong skill we must cultivate. I asked one of my co-workers to review a document we were about to send to a customer. It was late on Friday; I’d...
How are we responding to Friday's video?
Do you know what video I am referring to? If you check any news source, you will find a horrendous display of a complete lack of humanity. The violent acts of the five Memphis police officers on one person are so disproportionate it can’t even begin...
By nature, humans are always striving to evolve and improve themselves. It's just part of the human experience. We all have things we want to improve in our lives and experiences like...
- Creating new habits
- Reducing stress and burnout
- Being less reactive and/or attacking when we're angry or hurt...
Biggest career mistake to date…not getting a coach sooner!
I’ve made plenty of mistakes throughout my career that span from my early career overconfidence to inadequate management of people at the start, to ultimately allowing myself to become so stressed I experienced burnout. But...
Companies everywhere have been struggling to hire, train, and retain talent in their workplaces. I have customers who have consistently been at over 50 openings over the course of the past year. Even facing a potential recession, workplaces will often still have many positions due to resignations...
The Problem with Poor Workplace Wellbeing
One of the things I see so many organizations struggle with is how best to address employee wellbeing. Generally, organizations are willing to admit wellbeing is important or necessary, but they don’t necessarily understand how significant the...
Humans are Evolving – but will it be for better or worse?
We’ve all heard of “evolution” – learning at a young age in science class how everything evolves over time to grow in order to better survive. But did you know evolution doesn’t always have to be...
A commentary on Musk’s recent ultimatum to Twitter employees.
Have you seen or heard about the ultimatum Elon Musk made to all Twitter employees? He wrote an email and required all employees to commit to the new culture of twitter or leave with three months’ severance. Their...
