Role Recognition

Today I’m sharing a nugget of insight from a recent client conversation. As we talked about this client’s organization’s response to COVID-19, he expressed pride and gratitude in the way the [...]

Check out these 8 habits of great managers. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/272681/habits-world-best-managers.aspx For those of us in a non-manager role – item 3: admit and accept mistakes [...]

I recently had the opportunity to meet someone who was completely self-aware. She was a woman who had a big job, a fancy title, and a ton of responsibilities. And yet what was most intriguing [...]

Thank you, Steph Hoeper, for this week’s wisdom. I am grateful for your powerful and insightful perspective as a stay-at-home mom. Sometimes the smallest roles hold the biggest lessons. [...]

Surprises on either side of employment decisions are never ideal. Recently, I was involved in two discussions around the surprise consequences of another person’s unexpected employment decision. [...]

My favorite people – professionally and personally – share a common trait of extraordinary humility. Some things only make sense in hindsight. Reflecting on my earliest positions, I made some [...]

Reflecting on a difficult time or low point (while not dwelling on it) can offer perspective to you and serve as a connection with others. I believe in the power of positive thinking. And it’s [...]

The most successful change process empowers you to hold yourself responsible for making decisions. Sometimes it’s not possible now, but it will be. About a year ago, I got a new-to-me car that [...]

My life is all about soccer these days.  My kids play almost year-round now.  And as someone who has never played the game, I didn’t exactly dream about the day I would be a soccer mom.  Let me [...]