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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 rehearse answers to questions you’ve been asked a hundred times before. And sometimes, after all that effort, you hear… nothing. It’s easy to start wondering if you said the wrong thing, missed the perfect answer, or should have prepared more.
First, a little encouragement: interviews aren’t just about proving you’re qualified, they’re about showing who you are.
In a hiring process increasingly shaped by algorithms, automated screening tools, and résumé filters, the interview is often the first…
Get Your Ask Together: Why Asking Well Is a Power Skill at Work and at Home
Valentine’s Day is a time many of us think about connection, care, and partnership. Yet long before flowers or chocolates arrive, many of us struggle…
25 Questions That Move Conversations Beyond Small Talk
(Because “Fine, thanks” is the Conversation Killer of the Century)
Picture a room of ten people, your team, your family, or a table of conference attendees….
3 Steps to Become Interconnected in our Disconnected World
“Life is mostly froth and bubbles, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own.”
— Emma Burstall, Bestselling Author
Bubbles. They have…
5 Ways to Hold onto Your Employees (P.S. It’s Not What You Think)
There has been a huge shift in the way people are looking at work. I call it “Going from YO-YO to YOLO.”
Most people in corporate…
Judging Too Much? 3 Strategies to Judge Less, Connect More
Please do not judge me for doing this, but I want to tell you an absolutely true story about a judge. She works out at my friend’s gym, and if…
How to Thrive in the Ever-Changing Hybrid Work Model
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” — Gail Sheehy
The pandemic changed our world overnight demanding agility,…
5 Ways to Motivate a Remote Team
As I sat down to write this article, a dated song danced its way into my mind: The Police singing “Message in a Bottle,” with…
Why Leaders Must Choose Compassion Over Empathy
As a keynote speaker on the topics of leadership, connection, resilience, and relationships, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about empathy versus compassion…
3 Strategies to Overcome Emotional Exhaustion
Are you tired of being tired? Experiencing one repetitious day after another as you struggle to maintain your energy or focus? Too tired from sitting…
Why You Must Choose Rituals vs. Resolutions
As a virtual keynote speaker who provides strategies for successful behavioral change, resolutions are so last year. Why? Without massive desire and discipline, individuals fail…
