Last week, I delivered a keynote to about 200 HR Professionals at the Missouri Employment Conference, speaking publicly for the first time about my journey to burnout. Just re-telling the story reminds me of how much I endured that ultimately led to my burnout experience.
When I asked the...
AI is quickly sweeping the world and creating transformation and change on an unprecedented scale. The significance of this technology and its impact is highlighted by the warnings issued by those who are helping to create it.
“AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or...
Alright, this article title might be a bit dramatic, but stay with me here because it’s also the truth. Two months ago, I decided to download an app to help me balance my nervous system. If you are like me, you might not know much about the nervous system and why it has such a huge impact...
Various leadership styles and approaches have been defined in hundreds of leadership books. They all use different language to describe various styles and approaches to leadership. Despite research done by organizations like Gallup to identify what traits or attributes create a great leader or...
Coming off six straight days of training to become certified as an mBIT Trainer, I returned home to my three-year-old sick with a fever and my son having an asthma attack at school. As I held my daughter in my arms feeling the tremendous heat of her skin, I had a lot of time to reflect on...
Note: This article is not intended to be political or polarizing but rather an alternative way of looking at and responding to recent events. An approach that incorporates our inner wisdom, intelligence, and highest expression.
As an empathic mother to three small children (six-year-old boy and...
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...
