Are you the go-to resource at your company? Is your calendar monopolized by meetings where others asked for your collaboration? Whether you’re the one with all of the knowledge or you truly find joy in helping others, there’s a time
While I’m not a big supporter of New Year’s resolutions, I never want to be called a quitter! How about you? Watch this video to find out about “Quitter’s Day” and how you can rebel against it!
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that a record number of Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November. The data shows that people are taking other jobs, not leaving the workforce. Even if you aren’t one of the current statistics,
Several amazing women served as role models as I was a young, emerging leader. Though I’m grateful that a few also served as mentors, it wasn’t enough to accelerate my development or growth. This leads to the third mistake that
It’s unbelievable to imagine that when I was promoted to leadership nearly 20 years ago, I wasn’t offered this one thing – and it continues to be left off the table still today. So while organizations claim that advancing women
I was devastated to learn that working from home would no longer be offered as an ongoing benefit when I was in my corporate leadership position. It was with this policy change so many years ago that I discovered the
Amazon recently reported that, with their return-to-office plans, there will not be one single policy, but rather the decisions will be empowered at the team levels. Our organization is aligned because what we know to be true is that most organizational
I finally outsmarted my mom when I was about 9 years old. It was after a swim lesson, and she was allowing me to choose whether or not I went back the next day. As an adult, choices provide empowerment. If
CNBC recently titled an article, “Companies prioritized mental health during Covid, so why are we still so burned out?” Is it realistic to believe that the manner in which they prioritized and for the window of time that they did would
I believed that what I was experiencing were signs of approaching burnout, but it turns out that I was already over the edge and what I was experiencing were SYMPTOMS of burnout that consumed me mentally and physically. If you’re
I’m frequently asked, “Colleen, what can I do if I’m feeling burned out or stuck yet I can’t leave my job?” I wondered the same thing immediately after I crashed that December evening in my office! For the several months
Though it’s been several years since I first-hand experienced burnout, I will never forget the pivotal moment, or the feeling of drowning every day for months, or the fear I felt that at any moment Matt, my husband, would pack
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