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An every day reminder to be kind.
Girls are cruel. As the mom of two teen girls, that statement feels as true today as it was 30 years ago. Why? Today is #internationalwomensday and my mind can't help but think that one of the best measures of progress must be how our girls treat other peoples' girls. Girls grow up into women, and if we want to create strong thriving communities of successful women who are lifting each...
“Management” isn’t a dirty word.
When the whole world is talking about inclusive leadership, it feels like managers have been completely forgotten or worse... that management is a dirty word. Because we all know managers are bossy and directive and leaders are collaborative and visionary. Right? Ummm... that's not how this works in real life. We know how important leadership is, but most of us need to wear more...
#ManagingMillennials – why transparency is so important
I could probably summarize this entire post in one word. Values. We were born in the 80s to mid-90s as the third industrial revolution was well underway; the evolution of the internet and communication technologies punctuated our young lives and as technology advanced, so too did we grow and mature. The more information we aggregated and shared, the more we recognized that we'd all been lied to....
Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
It’s interesting how the loss of identity feels like a death, even when you’ve made it a conscious choice. But the beautiful thing is, with your identity, you will always reincarnate, and with a little work, your next version will be even better.
Stop being so selfish.
Here's your pep talk for Week 1 of 2023. We need to flip the script (the one in our heads) and stop selfishly hiding ourselves away. It's 2023, and if we haven't figured it out by now, the world is in desperate need for all of us to stop being so damn *intentional* about everything and just get the heck out there, guns blazing. There is room for all of us to shine in our most expansive and...
10 Questions for Business Agility in 2023
If your goal for yourself or your company is to thrive, not just survive, this year and long into the future, take some time to consider the following 10 macroeconomic trends when you're setting big hairy audacious goals this year. Here are some questions to consider now and in the future, to develop business agility, organizational sustainability and a thriving culture. Climate change and...
Developing an innovative culture.
Holy hells bells, everyone wants to innovate these days, but guess what that means... innovative people. What are some qualities of innovative people? Innovation commonly comes alongside independence (gross!), passion (ugh!), emotion (nooo!), obsession (eek!), non-conformation (come on! is that even a word?), resistance to being managed (doh!), among a veritable kaleidoscope of other beautiful...
Just one breadcrumb.
I dare you to take 2 minutes - right now - to sit and think about something that you greatly desire for yourself but haven't started to make real. Let's call it a "glimpse"; a whisper of a vision......What is holding you back?Are you too old? Not old enough? Not educated or knowledgable enough? Not brave enough? Not financially independent enough? Too invested in other priorities? Does it feels...
