The Blog
A collection of ideas and resources.
Near-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain
If we constantly focus on maximizing near-term success, we'll find ourselves stuck in an endless scramble of responding to the most pressing needs in front of us. If, instead, we aspire to create a more sustainable and higher-performing future, we need to play the long game. Sometimes, short-term pain is necessary to achieve long-term gain.
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.
3 Takeaways From 75 Hard
Here are three of my biggest takeaways from 75 Hard. It was as much a physical challenge as it was a time management challenge, and I’m so glad I chose to step into it.
I lost 96% of my creativity. So did you.
According to a research, our ability to come up with new, different, and innovative ideas weakens dramatically with age. In this post, I explore the impact and offer a strategy to counter the problem.
Going Above and Beyond: How to Stand Out and Manage Up
Part IV in our series on managing up will help you strategize how track and demonstrate more value than your leaders expect.
A common miss when setting expectations
For fear of micromanaging, we often skip a critical step when setting direction with employees. But I believe this step is actually the key to avoiding micromanagement. Please don’t miss it.
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.
Leading Through Change Checklist
Change is hard. Here’s a step-by-step guide that will help you understand and thoughtfully address the three biggest roadblocks your employees face when it comes to organizational change.
6 strategies for designing an effective hybrid work model
The world of work will never be the same after the extreme creativity and flexibility exercised during the pandemic shut down. Here are six strategies to consider as you aim to design the ideal hybrid structure for your team.
3 magic questions that turn blank stares into dynamic discussion
It can be hard to solicit meaningful feedback on a presented idea in a group setting. Use these three questions to narrow the focus of the feedback, making the process easier and more robust.
1 Question That's Shaping My Entire Year
Identify how you’ve felt in the first quarter of 2022. Then, ask yourself how you want to feel during the rest of this year.
Stop Settling
Rather than stuffing the spark inside of you, let it grow and see what happens.