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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 hit me: It’s her birthday today.
The warmth of it woke me up faster than the coffee I desperately needed. I thought about calling right then. But it was 4:30. In the morning. She lives on the west coast. Even the most devoted friend doesn’t want to hear from you before sunrise, unless someone is in the hospital or a sale is ending in five minutes.
I’ll call when I land, I told myself.
I didn’t call when…
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…
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…
5 Ways to Make Hybrid Work, Work with Less Burnout
Make Hybrid Work, Work with Less Burnout
Are we virtual today, in-person, in-person on alternate days, every other week, masked, unmasked, sometimes masked? And, by the…
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…
