Navigating Your Career Jungle Gym

It’s no secret that the traditional “career ladder” is not as common as it once was – some even say it’s gone already. Either way, the days of inching up through the ranks… Read More →

What are YOU going to do differently?

It had been a great training session – people were engaged, excited, and learning some great skills to help them communicate more effectively and productively with co-workers. As people walked out of the… Read More →

Three Ways to Disagree More Productively

Why aren’t most of us better at disagreeing productively? Imagine that your best friend lives next door to you. You both have important job interviews for different companies at 9AM  the next morning,… Read More →

What I Learned from my 30-Day Challenge

After watching Matt Cutts’ TED Talk, in which he urges us to try something new for 30 days, I decided to try something he mentioned, taking a picture every day for 30 days.… Read More →

Get Sweaty this Year!

I was nervous as I walked into the gym. I had never done any kind of boxing, and was about to do my first class. The advertisements for this class boasted “you’ll burn… Read More →

Why we won’t take the lettuce out of our teeth

Has a friend of yours ever pointed out that you had a piece of lettuce stuck in your teeth? How did you feel? Embarrassed? Thankful?  What did you do next? Did you immediately… Read More →

Leadership: Royalty or Servant?

Which role sounds more like leadership to you: King or busboy? Leadership is a responsibility to achieve results in a sustainable way – this sustainability comes – in part – through a servant… Read More →

Are You Leading or Manipulating?

What’s the difference between truly leading people and manipulating them? Are you being sneaky by using “leadership tricks” or “management techniques” to get people to do things? Are great leaders simply master manipulators?… Read More →

Three ways to get noticed (for what you want)

You work hard and get consistent results,  but feel as though you are not noticed, that your accomplishments are taken for granted, or that all the kudos seem to go to the guy… Read More →

4 Ways to Reignite your Passion

Have you ever taken a look at your work life and wondered, “Where am I going?” “Why am I doing this?” “Will I be doing this same stuff the rest of my career?”… Read More →