The Human Edge™ Blog
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What If Your Perspective Is the Problem?
I’ve spent much of my life believing I was a pretty good judge of people.
Growing up on the south side of Chicago, reading people wasn’t just a useful skill. It felt necessary. You learned to pay attention. To read a room. To notice what wasn’t being said. To trust your instincts. That ability served me well over the years. Or so I thought.
Years ago, I was asked to serve on a committee with another professional speaker. Before we ever worked together, I had already formed an opinion about him. You know how quickly that happens. A few conversations. A couple…
The Mistake I Made at 4:30 in the Morning (And What It Taught Me)
It was 4:30 in the morning in New Mexico. I was in an Uber, half-conscious, heading to the airport for yet another flight, when it…
The Human Edge™ in Interviews: What the Best Candidates Do Differently
If you’re in the middle of a job search right now, you already know this truth: interviewing is exhausting.
You prepare. You research the company. You…
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…
4 Keys to a Healthy Workplace
It’s January, and we all know what that means: a friend will announce that she’s promising to cut all carbs from her diet or she…
Are You Truly Celebrating the Season?
2022 brought uncertainty, inflation, supply-chain shortages, bigotry, uncomfortable change and all too often, vitriol. The demands on everyone’s time only seemed to increase causing many…
Do Your Rituals Serve or Sabotage You?
Whether your caregivers read you a nightly bedtime story or your work team regularly meditates before a meeting, you experienced the power of rituals. These…
5 Strategies to Leverage Your Professional, Digital Connections
When was it that people first started to chat about their digital connections? I’m sure Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn would know. LinkedIn was…
Why Empathetic Leaders Must Read Fiction
Empathy, the necessary human trait of having the ability to share in the feeling of others, is declining in our society. Things have gotten worse,…
How to Politely Leave a Meeting Early
Would it surprise you to learn my Google Analytics report shows my most searched for blog continues to be “phraseology to leave a meeting early”?…
