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Making Mistakes vs. Making Magic

In a previous professional life, I worked in the same department for 20 years. Because I’d served in many roles, my institutional knowledge of our...

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When Your Job is Like Learning to Drive a Stick Shift

My coworker Jenn Peterson describes learning her new job like this: “It’s like learning to drive a stick shift. Figuring out when to put on the gas,...

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Trust or consequences

I’m still in shock. Recently I heard a keynote speaker tell their audience that they shouldn’t trust their employees or their clients. That one of...

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What I Learned from Ted Lasso This Week

The title character in “Ted Lasso” flings out mottos and wisdom nuggets like a beauty queen throwing candy from a parade float. It’s one of the...

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growth

One of the most popular questions I get from the people I coach is how do I grow? Or How do I grow faster? If you are like others and want to know a...

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War for Talent

Nearly all organizations are fighting the war for talent – open positions, bidding wars, and sometimes finding any resource to keep things moving. If...

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Some of Life's Biggest Lessons Come in the Darkest of Times

Today I facilitated a virtual town hall around current events. We discussed COVID-19, job and financial insecurity, political divisiveness, racial...

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Trust or Disdain?

One of the biggest gifts of the great disruption is that leaders are naturally embracing Psychological Safety. They are leading with relationship and...

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Virtual Facilitation and Humanity

This week I've facilitated my first virtual classes.

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