Those bad bagels! With an office filled with unhappy, even angry, employees after receiving the news that they could no longer work from home, my VP brought bagels into the office on Fridays. However, those bagels became toxic! You’ll have
A workshop attendee shared her idea on how to address a difficult conversation. I flinched! Even though she was a young leader, it was clear that she was modeling old school leadership practices. Watch here to learn where you are
75% say college grads are unsatisfactory. My son, Ethan, is a first-year student in college so this data hits close to home! While I have confidence that Matt and I have raised our kids to be above this statistic, we
Two years later, it’s back and stronger! I’m talking about RTO mandates. I shared this video at the end of 2022, as we saw the earlier stages of employees being required to return to the office. Today, even more organizations
No DM policy? Today we see organizations implementing a “No DM Policy.” While there are certainly several benefits with this, I do see a major risk. Find out more in this video.
Stop with the extra effort! Stop putting in the extra effort if you really desire to get what you want! You won’t want to miss this video, as I share how a CEO’s advice is potentially driving you to completely
I see communication at both ends of the spectrum, both delivering equally crushing results. Take a look at the consequences when you swing too far in either direction, and where to go from there.
Women are working two jobs! I’ve shared how flexibility and working from home are a blessing and a curse. Well, here’s another reason why! Find out what we should be considering in a #WFH environment.
“This is so stupid!” I actually said this to myself as I was delivering a talk, live on stage! Watch here for more as to why this happened, and what I did to learn from this failure.
No kudos for you! Following a client meeting, my manager shared feedback on my presentation. It’s not what I was expecting to hear. What happens when you’re in these situations, receiving information that you don’t really want to hear? How
Senior leaders are missing these three critical areas! I’m confident that my manager overlooked these when she promoted me to my first-ever leadership role. Over the past 20+ years, I’ve witnessed many other senior leaders make the same mistake. Which
Don’t tell me what to do! Feedback is how we grow and evolve. But what happens when someone other than your manager tells you how to do your job? How do you react? Find out how I handled this situation
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