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May 1, 2022

A lesson in leadership from the wild

Leadership in the wild is very different from the leadership we see or experience in corporate life. After my podcast interview with Jeff Barrett, the Founder o

April 19, 2022

Is this a feeling or an opinion… and why it matters.

You call a friend on the phone to ask how they are doing, and they say, “Uh, Oh, I’m so busy…..,” They identify with being stressed and busy. But I always wonde

April 5, 2022

Do you get paid for your time or your value?

I recently had a challenging but thought-provoking experience with an interior designer. I had this renovation project I wanted to do, and I quickly realized I

March 22, 2022

3 Types of Runners and how they get work done differently

I recently spoke with a client who shared a challenge she had with her VP. From her perspective, it seemed like he lacked a sense of urgency at the right time.

March 8, 2022

A fresh approach to making big life and career decisions

I’m coaching a client who has reached an excellent level of success in his career. And he called me to sit down and talk through his decision-making process aro

February 22, 2022

“Mommy, I’m sad.”

“Mommy, I’m sad.” Me: “Honey, why do you feel sad?” Him: “Just because… I just can’t make my body feel happy.” This was a conversation I had with my son Xander

February 8, 2022

Do hard-working professionals miss out on happiness?

If you are like me, you have, at times, had a complicated relationship with happiness. Knowing that we’ve been blessed with many resources and freedoms that oth

December 7, 2021

Do you have symptoms of success?

Do you ever catch yourself saying “if I only had this, then I would be happy?” Some days you might be debating with your spouse over an upcoming home renovation

November 24, 2021

How to teach your team to be more resilient

As soon as I opened my mouth at the start of the first meeting working with a new client—a mining company—I was abruptly interrupted by the head of HR. “Sorry C

November 9, 2021

Omit this word and change your life

Let me start by sharing some very interesting facts I dug up the other day. 78% of Americans feel stressed at least one day in a typical week — and 15% of them

October 26, 2021

Time to disconnect

Do you regularly shut off your devices and “leave work”? Do you have specific and agreed-upon hours in which you are no longer “on-call” for answers to work que

October 12, 2021

Ten things working moms wish their bosses knew

In the past five years I’ve coached almost 400 female leaders, so it’s not surprising that I’ve worked with many top performers as they face the challenges that