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What a Tile Game Taught Me About Leadership (at My Mom’s 90th Birthday)
Last Wednesday, I flew to celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday, an age she wears with the kind of energy that makes the rest of us look like we need a nap and a multivitamin. We surprised her by bringing my daughters, gathered with my siblings, and ended up around a table one day playing AZUL, a strategy-based tile game.
And that’s when the Human Edge™ insight surfaced: the way we show up in low-stakes moments quietly mirrors how we show up in the ones that matter. Presence, patterns, patience, pressure tolerance in our micro-moments reveal more leadership truth than we think….
Your Gut Already Knows
It’s the season of costumes, candy, and things that go bump in the night. But let’s be honest, the scariest thing most of us face…
From Shame Spiral to The Human Edge™: Bouncing Back After Mistakes
This past week, I managed to make a mistake that cost me time, money, and my sanity. (Let’s just say my computer and I are…
How to Say No to a LinkedIn Recommendation Request
Dear Colette,
A former colleague sent me a request for a recommendation on LinkedIn. However, I really don’t want to give a recommendation because in…
If your car is your office, what do you need to succeed?
Dear Colette,
I am starting a new sales position that requires full-time travel in my car. You mentioned during one of your presentations you’re a recovering…
The Fortune is In the Follow-Up: 3 Keys to Staying Connected
The fortune is in the follow-up is a line I’ve both heard and repeated many times coming from a sales background. And it’s true. Research shows…
5 Strategies to Bring Back Respect
“We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.”–Taylor Swift
“Hey you!”
My teacher daughter (my, times does fly), recently…
How Empty is Your Wellness Tank?
Quick Quiz. Which of the following three scenarios best describes you at this very moment?
Full Tank: You stop working at an appropriate hour having checked…
How Worried Are You Right Now?
As a professional eavesdropper, I recently overhead two people discuss everything that is going wrong in the world today (including being late to board our…
5 Keys to Get Growing in Your Career
Spring is a time of new growth and, I believe, a time of infinite possibility and personal development. However, just as you can’t expect a…
“I Know Just How You Feel” “You Do?”
“The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at…
