I was deep in one of the most painful projects of my career. My parents were in town, ready to take me to a restaurant I’d been dying to try. They came to my office to pick me up—right as something went wrong. I knew immediately: I couldn’t go One thing after...
When my client’s new manager came in with big ideas about evolving the department, it meant exciting opportunities—but also new responsibilities outside their current skill set. Suddenly, they were facing three big challenges: 🚩 How do you identify gaps and...
New job? Maybe. I started with a new client and they noted that as they were thinking about starting a family maybe other job options might have more balance. They had done what a lot of my clients had done: focus on their job and work harder to succeed. And...
One of the reasons I wanted to do last week's panel on personal brand is that while it can make a huge impact, you can actually make some easy changes once you start to think about it. And yes, you can also make it hard, but that's not what we're about. So, I...
I made a decision last year as I was writing up my 2023 best books list (and tv and movies) that I was going to at least write down the books that I had read each quarter so it wouldn't be such a slog at the end of the year. I missed the first quarter so I promised...
In our panel conversation Living in a World of Layoffs, we talked a lot about how important relationships are no matter your current situation. When we're talking about hiring the statistics are significant. Most say that at least 50% of roles are filled via...
I've actually never been laid off. And I've been at a lot of companies that went through layoffs. Was it luck? Mostly. But there are some things I've learned along the way... And I've seen firsthand what it's like for people to lose their jobs. I've also had to deal...
A client of mine asked me for some book recommendations. They're at a transition point so the subject matter isn't as specific as I'd normally do. But since I was coming up with a good list of reads I thought of course I should share it with you. I do a good...
No more back outages in 2024! This was the bad goal I told to my personal trainer. It's not a bad goal because it's not what I want. It's a bad goal because I can't actually make that happen. When we talk about our SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable,...
I recently started working with a client who was a new department Director. They inherited a department that for various reasons wasn't looking so good. They were worried that their team wasn't performing well. And they were worried about what the Leadership Team...