The Confines We Put On Ourselves
Well, there’s no way I could do all of that in the morning and be at my desk by 9:00. I need to journal. I need to have a cup of coffee. I need to take the dog out. I…
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Remember Instead of Regret
We’re approaching that time of year again: Erin’s birthday month which has now become a time of inadvertent reflection. I’m one of those birthday a-holes. I don’t really care, I don’t want a big deal made of it, I like…
Be Like Molly
Mid-January this year, my Dad had to spend a few weeks in the hospital. He headed home and was on the mend, but my mom sent out the sos and said come up for a visit. They could use a…
The Corporate Poker Face
Exciting news for my friend! She interviewed for a leadership program she was nominated for at her company and got the great news that she was accepted! Slay. She had her post-interview debrief call yesterday and gave me a little…
Read the room…sometimes the times not right
Reading the room is a talent. And a gift. Some people got it in their bones. For others, it’s a learned skill. Leaders need it. Presenting to your team? You need it. Having a conversation with a client? You need…
Honking and Yelling and Leadership
This is when I think you should use your car horn: when you are about to smash into someone and/or someone is about to smash into you. Full stop. Unacceptable uses for car horns: laying on it when someone is…
When Scripts Go Wrong
There is a time and a place for everything. Well, for most everything. Scripts, be it for your customer experience team, your sales team, or your presentation to the board, have a time and a place. The beauty of a…
Struggle Sessions
The weekend was a FIELD HOCKEY EXTRAVEGANZA. My bro was at the field from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM Friday. That’s four games of field hockey fun spread out over 12 hours! (Math is my specialty.) Except there was something…
Thanksgiving Changes
I remember back in the day when Thanksgiving break approached during school. Like the grammar and high school times. There was a half-day Wednesday, and then we’d drive up to my grandparents, who had a house on a little island…
Hot Take vs Molehills and Mountains
Last week, I was in front of a room of 100 nurses and nurse leaders, facilitating a feedback workshop. I was overviewing Feedback 411–the basics–before we got into the framework. “If you see something, say something.” That’s the general vibe…