Dec 28, 2021A Radical ResolutionFrom A New Year’s Enthusiast I love January. New Year’s Eve and Day and the month of January are one of my favorite times of year. I love the hope and the optimism and the clean slate feeling of a New Year. Understandably this year feels a little different for…Goals3 min readGoals3 min read
Sep 22, 2021Emotional Debt is the Boogeyman in your Corporate ClosetA few weeks ago, I received emails from my kiddos’ school, gearing up for the Fall school year, and honestly just thinking about doing that again gave me a borderline mental breakdown and exhaustive episode. Just. Thinking. About. It. I am generally a glass half full person, but even I…Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Jun 30, 2021The Great Resignation and How Evolved EQ Can Save UsIt is an obvious statement to say that the pandemic has changed work and leadership, and the ways in which this statement is true are numerous. However, one of the more seismic shifts has occurred in employee expectations of what constitutes good EQ (Emotional intelligence) among leaders. The words from…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Feb 16, 2021Human Leaders: Three Uncommon Tips for Your own Emotional Intelligence JourneyI am preparing to speak on a panel on emotional intelligence (EQ), and I’ve let my mind wander on the topic a bit — thinking about how EQ has evolved over the years, how it’s different post 2020, and of course, why it matters now. There is one thing that…Psychological Safety4 min readPsychological Safety4 min read
Jan 5, 2021How to be a Human LeaderIt seems funny to have to write an article about how to be human, to uh, humans. However, our concept of leadership is being slowly disrupted — with more speedy breakage in 2020 of course, and the old command and control ways are dying out in perfect concert with newly…Work4 min readWork4 min read
Dec 30, 2020Stay Connected, humansI get it. It’s the end of 2020. We’re tired — even if your year wasn’t bad it was at least weird beyond all imagination. Inevitably you experienced a lot of change, and change is always tiring on our brains, hearts and bodies. It can be easy and tempting to…Humanity3 min readHumanity3 min read
Oct 12, 2020Dolly Parton is the Self-Love Unicorn we Need in 2020I am a Dolly fan, for sure. Not hard core — I don’t know the lyrics to every song (but a lot) and I have yet to make it to Dollywood (but would like to). I am a child of the eighties though and I remember peak Dolly and Kenny…Dolly Parton3 min readDolly Parton3 min read
Oct 5, 2020Feel your Way to FreedomIn case you’re wondering, this is not a post about American politics. You’re welcome. When I signed up for yoga teacher training several years ago, I can easily say I had no idea what I was getting into. In fact, on paper, I wasn’t even supposed to be there. Here’s…Emotions3 min readEmotions3 min read
Jun 24, 2020If You’re Calling it the Next/New Normal, You’re Already BehindThe disruption that is 2020 has broken normalcy as a goal Here is the thing I love about humans — they are inherently resilient. I know that’s a bold claim since so many are making the call for more resiliency, but when you think about it, we humans always figure…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Mar 13, 2020The One Thing you need to Tell Your Employees Right NowHint: Your employees give no fu*ks about business continuity and productivity Photo by Loe Moshkovska from Pexels I have spent this entire week thinking about the Covid-19 and its impacts, and helping my clients do the same. I one hundred percent understand why they are focused on maintaining business as usual and setting people up for remote and virtual working. These…Business2 min readBusiness2 min read
