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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Back in ‘87 I thought I was the coolest thing in town because I worked at Bennigan’s. You heard me. To this day, Benningan’s birthday song is the only song I’ll sing out loud. The particular Bennigan’s I worked at…
I don’t know about you, but this week has been a lot. The heaviness of the news of the destruction from the hurricane is heartbreaking. If you’re into these sorts of things, apparently, there was some sort of astrological chaos…
This year’s Olympics brought us lots of Snoop Dogg, Flavor Flav, and oh, incredible athleticism. As with any situation involving governing bodies, rules committees, and subjective judging, it also brought complete chaos to gymnast Jordan Chiles last week. You can…
For two years, post Peace Corps and then working at the most toxic work environment of my life it was time for me to chillax and do something mildly mindless. I bartended at LaPosada in Santa Fe. The law in…
I had a full-circle moment this week. In Chicago this week, cohort 2 of Presenting with Impact Workshop with Hightower Financial Services. About three miles down the road is the home of the Swirl, Uncle Julio’s Hacienda, also the home…