Tag: culture

It’s Not About Masculine vs. Feminine

Masculine vs. feminine energy? In a recent workshop debrief, I listened as a group wrestled with the idea of “masculine vs. feminine energy” in leadership. It raised a deeper question that so many professionals, especially women, are silently navigating. This

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How’s That Working Out for You?

“Colleen, I know you’re right, but it’s just easier not to.” That’s what a C-suite exec said to me mid-training… and he’s not the only one. I was training a senior executive and his leadership team on how to lead

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Leaders Don’t Ask Leading Questions

“Just tell me what you want me to say.” I had a manager who totally missed the mark when it came to asking questions. It was clear he thought that asking any question made him a good leader. But his

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Why You’re Being Overlooked

It’s the one skill I’ve preached to my kids since elementary school…long before AI took over the conversation. But with AI advancing faster than ever, I now believe it even more. In a world where so much can be automated,

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When You Shouldn’t Email

Have you ever received an email that caused you to feel overwhelmed? Just seeing the amount of text in an email once made me want to hit delete before I even read a single word. And I wasn’t even the

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How to Deal with Angry People

Angry email? Before you hit reply…Here’s a lesson from early in my career, when I was coaching one of my direct reports through how to handle an angry client. And while this happened years ago, I continue to hear similar

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Tips to Ask for What You Want

Concerned you sound selfish? Think you might appear weak? Doubt that you’ve earned the right? For years, even at my lowest points, I avoided asking for what I really needed at work. Maybe I’d seem selfish. Maybe I hadn’t “earned

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The Firing of Gen Z

They’re not just staring. They’re signaling. Earlier this week, I shared an NPR article that broke down the viral Gen Z “stare.” It’s sparking a lot of conversation, but here’s the thing: we need to go deeper than memes and

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Beyond the Data

When data isn’t enough, it’s time to flip the script. As someone who spent over a decade working in data, I love digging into the details. But if you’ve ever found yourself knee-deep in research, only to feel like something’s

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Year of Release

What my “Year of Release” is teaching me. One year ago, I looked ahead at the back half of my calendar and I couldn’t believe how packed it was! From a business standpoint, it was a win. But emotionally, it

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Top 3 Barriers to Effective Communication

Top 3 communication barriers. Communication is everything! But even the most well-intentioned messages can fall flat – or worse, go sideways if you’re not careful. In this video, I’m breaking down three of the most common communication barriers. These are

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When Emotions Hit Hard

Hard moments happen. What you do after matters most. My daughter, Reese, had one of the toughest school years. Between academic challenges and the intensity of lacrosse, it all finally caught up with her one night in a full emotional

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