Leadership
I Don’t Feel Like Doing Any Work
Thoughts on Getting Your Motivation Back “We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Oh no! We’ve got to go through it.” – We’re Going on a Bear…
Read MoreWe Can’t Be Good at Everything
Acknowledging and accepting that we will miss the mark and often not perform at an optimal level. How would you rank your experience with our product / service today? I’m…
Read MoreDo You Want to Hire a ‘Head of’, ‘VP’ or ‘C-Level’?
“There are really three parts of this question of the right people. The first is the right people on the bus. Second is the wrong people off the bus. But…
Read MoreThriving, Not Just Surviving
How Leaders can help Employees with Morale, Resilience, Wellbeing and Happiness “I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness.” – The Dalia Lama, speaking to…
Read MoreThoughts on Preparing for a Board Meeting
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” — Brandon Sanderson (science fiction and fantasy writer) …
Read MoreInnovation and Finance
Redefining the Role of the Finance Leader “I skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” — Wayne Gretzky Innovation and finance. Those two words…
Read MoreFraming: Leadership Involves Helping People See the World in New and Different Ways
“…for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” — William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene II It’s March, which means NCAA Basketball Tournament time. I…
Read MoreThinking Versus Doing
Doing is celebrated. Thinking is underrated. Encourage thinking time on your teams. “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” — Voltaire This is one of the…
Read MoreEveryday Woman
International Women’s Day is Wednesday, March 8th, a global day focused on driving gender parity. We celebrate the achievements of women and the positive influence they’ve had while striving further…
Read MoreThe Inner Critic: Acknowledging, Accepting, and Taming It
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh (I initially wrote…
Read MoreAuthenticity and Its Place at Work
Lately, I’ve been watching a lot of comedy specials on Netflix. Aiming to add a little levity to my evenings after work. (In case anyone is curious, some of my favorites…
Read MoreLeadership Skills: Important Yet Often Overlooked Attributes
I’ve been reflecting on the characteristics of leaders, whom I define (somewhat broadly) as anyone who leads an entire function in an organization. The descriptors most often associated with leaders…
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