Making Meetings Suck Less

Making Meetings Suck Less

This was the title I wanted to give a webinar I’m presenting in mid March (the official title has been reframed to Making Meetings Work which sounds more professional but personally I like my title more!). So often I hear colleagues telling me that they couldn’t get...

Books of the Year – Top 5!

Books of the Year – Top 5!

What was your favorite read of the year and why? That’s not a rhetorical question! I would love to know so that I can add it to my next year’s reading pile? One of my favorite things about moving in to freelance work has been structuring time for reading ­– for...

Regret vs Anxiety – Who Would Win?

Regret vs Anxiety – Who Would Win?

How do regret and anxiety compare and contrast for you? Which feeling is most familiar to you and most likely to suck you into it's whirlpool? Which do you have more often? What do these emotions have to teach?  A whole host of these questions have surfaced for me as...

Muddy Boots

Muddy Boots

Have you ever come back from a hike, maybe in the middle of spring when the rain torrents still come out of nowhere and the ground is turned to thick gloopy mud? You come back to the car or your house and look down at your boots. They are not so much ‘muddy’ as...

Renewable, Sustainable, Resilient Leadership

Renewable, Sustainable, Resilient Leadership

I work with the leaders to allow them to create the change that they are seeking without burning themselves out.  Just as at a global level we are seeking renewable sources of energy, at an individual level we can find ways of working that don’t leave us exhausted and...