Doing the Hard Work

August 9, 2021

To be able to make the tough decisions in #leadership, you must first be willing to ask yourself the tough questions—and be honest with your answers.

In a Funk? Shift Your Focus.

August 2, 2021

It’s easy to get bogged down in our own heads—but #leaders understand the power and peace that occurs when you can look outside yourself.

Give Yourself Some Grace

July 26, 2021

We’re in a better place than we were same time last year, so why do we still feel so stressed? Because we’ve reverted back to being hard on ourselves. As a #leader, you know a little grace goes a long way. Make sure you’re extending that grace to yourself

Taming the Email Beast

July 19, 2021

Email is always there. But if you don’t put clear boundaries on how you interact with your email, you’re falling into a dangerous cycle. #Leaders manage their email instead of letting their email manage them.

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Midpoint Musings: People, Plastics and Purpose

July 11, 2021

It’s hard to believe we’re halfway done with 2021. Here’s what’s on my mind as we head into the next six months.

Conversations Worth Having

July 5, 2021

Regular, honest, open communication with your employees is imperative to your business’ success. Ensure you’re making one-on-one conversations a priority. #leadership

Regret: The Price of Being Human

June 28, 2021

Regret is something we all struggle with. #Leaders must ignore the temptation to brush it aside–and make peace with it instead.

People are Human First, Employees Second

June 21, 2021

Every person at your organization is a human being with real fears, hopes, worries, and insecurities. #Leaders choose to see—and nurture—the humanity in every worker.

Return on Anger

June 14, 2021

It is not an over exaggeration to say that our current times might later be classified as the age of rage. As divisions over almost everything mount, we are becoming a more angry society.  Like most posts I write, the idea of this post came to me because of something I was experiencing. While I […]

1 + 1 + 1

June 7, 2021

It has been said that leadership is the art of doing things with, and through, other people. The idea of a solo entrepreneur is a misnomer because others are always needed for movement to occur. The other person is often someone inside the organization, so developing people within the organization is vital.  Given this reality, […]