The Blog
A collection of ideas and resources.
You’re playing favorites (without realizing it)
We all want to believe that we treat everyone around us equally, or at least fairly. But the truth is that by human design, our brains automatically play favorites. This quick tip will help you do something about it.
The thing that got me through the workout I despise
Most of us find it easy to praise our “top performers”—the overachieving employees, prized students, and dutiful children—but we struggle to consistently affirm those who aren't quite as easy to lead. Unfortunately, this only further deteriorates effort and results. Try this approach instead...
Want to change how you feel about something? Do this.
We all feel worried about or irritated by something (or someone). We know it's not very helpful to feel this way, but how do we change how we feel? I’ll tell you in this quick tip.
A free worksheet to guide your team through year-end reflection
Research tells us that, when we intentionally pause to reflect and learn from past experience, we feel more confident and competent moving forward. I want you and your team to feel more confident and competent going into 2024, so I’m sharing a tool to help.
A year-end experiment to battle burnout
Burnout levels have reached unprecedented highs in recent years. And it’s time to do something about it. Let’s use this last month of 2023 to run an experiment that will help you battle burnout and reignite joy and energy in your work.
Meeting Makeover: 5 Ways to Optimize Your Team’s Time
We were desperate to create connection during the pandemic. So desperate that we started scheduling more meetings and inviting more people to them. Now we’re stuck with meeting norms that are wasting time and money. It’s time for a reset. Leverage these five strategies for an effective meeting makeover that will optimize your team’s time.
The Biggest Threat to Healthy Work Relationships: Our Assumptions
When we encounter a frustrating situation (or person) at work, we form assumptions without even realizing it. These underlying assumptions, often unacknowledged, silently shape our perspectives and decisions. It's a perilous trap, and we must intentionally combat it.
The Question You’re Not Asking: Unveiling Blind Spots
In this video, I'm challenging you to ask a specific question in your upcoming one-on-ones to help uncover potential blind spots and gather the insights you need to better serve your team.
My trick for overcoming perfectionism
If you're the kind of overachiever who painstakingly fine-tunes every detail, this video is tailor-made for you. This Two-Minute Tip addresses a common struggle many perfectionists face and offers a new tactic for combatting it.
How to remove chaos from your calendar
In a world where calendars are overflowing with back-to-back meetings and no time to pause, many of us feel out of control. Watch this week's Two-Minute to learn my #1 strategy for removing chaos from my calendar. Take it and make it yours.
Stop Trying and Start Training: The Mindset Shift You Need
Are you struggling with something at work that just doesn't come naturally to you? Maybe you're feeling discouraged because it seems like it comes naturally to everyone else. Watch this quick video to learn a small mindset shift that will give you confidence, motivation and forward progress in this challenge area.
Not your typical New Year’s resolution
Learn about the most effective New Year’s resolution I’ve ever made and why it’s still impacting my life today.