Why your next move will come from a cup of coffee (or two) and not from a job board Years ago, my wife was working in banking. She was good at it and could have stayed forever, but she was ready for her next thing.… Read More »The Two-Intros Trick
(Not the Other Way Around) Most of us are wired to wait. We make the pros-and-cons list. We research one more option. We ask one more friend. And we tell ourselves we’re “just getting clarity” before we make a move. But clarity rarely comes from… Read More »Action Creates Clarity
Over the past months, the pandemic has dominated the headlines. Greta Thunberg and the acute focus on climate change is quietly simmering on the backburner while we deal with more immediate threats. Similarly, focusing on work and what is deemed to be ‘essential’ has shifted,… Read More »Given the Pandemic, There is Currently Something More Important Than Our Company ‘Why’
Most of us can vividly recall the nervous feeling right before our teachers would take attendance in class. Sitting straight up in your chair, waiting to hear your name, followed by your prepared response, “present!” If there was no response when our name was called,… Read More »Why Employers Should Take Attendance
“I just want things to go back to normal.” Perhaps you have either heard or uttered this phrase yourself during the pandemic. Then, normalcy was something we all craved. However, now “normal” seems to be (in many cases) upon us. One of those aspects of normal has… Read More »More Than Just an Office: The Potential of the Workplace of Today
Throughout the pandemic, I had a little (read: a lot of) extra time on my hands. After doing the math, I counted that I was on 100 flights to various stages in 2019. Then, in 2020 nearly everything disappeared overnight and the phone stopped ringing.… Read More »How One-Degree Shifts Help Us Succeed in the Long Run
There has been a significant amount of time spent studying why people have quit their jobs amidst The Great Resignation. However, the conversation has almost exclusively been about those who have left. But what about the people that have stayed? What is happening with the… Read More »The People We Aren’t Talking About During The Great Resignation and How to Help
The Lede: Throughout the pandemic, I, perhaps like you, spent just a liiiiittle extra time at home. Wanting to feel an extra sense of accomplishment, my partner and I multiplied our house plant population by about 5, and, intentionally or not, the inside of our… Read More »What Houseplants Can Teach Us About Great Leadership
When I was growing up, it was important in my family that we tried as many things as possible. New foods, new skills, new sports, and new instruments. My parents were big believers in being OK at a lot of things rather than great at one; a… Read More »The Difference Between Practice and Habit and Why We Need Both
Trying to predict the future seems a bit tricky these days, doesn’t it? Is Tom Brady retired? Is Bitcoin a good buy? Will gas prices ever go down? Depending on the week, the answers could be both yes and no. Over the past two years, the trends… Read More »The Great Resignation Is Just Beginning