5-minute read Lately, I’ve been watching basketball. I’ve never been that interested, but the Knicks got my attention this year. Three pointers, rebounds, layups- it’s all about setting up and taking the shot. Sometimes you score, sometimes you don’t. Not belaboring the obvious, but the importance of taking the shot is an integral part of [...]

8-minute read   With uncertainty continuing to seep into every aspect of our lives, it is no surprise that many of us feel overwhelmed. Uncertainty thrives in unpredictable times and leads to distraction, a major contributor to overwhelm. So here we are, feeling there isn’t enough time and too much to do. Let’s get straight [...]

6-minute read   Calm, decisive, good listener, great communicator, self-aware, trustworthy, strategic, open-minded, respectful, motivational, confident, and a good sense of humor. These characteristics of great leaders were captured in a recent session with a group of high-performing (and delightful!) global emerging leaders. We began the session by expressing the leadership ideal before discussing strategies [...]

“If you're not confused, you're not paying attention.” Tom Peters   There are a lot of confusing and noteworthy messages floating around the news. Among them, the recent slash and burn government layoffs are a cautionary tale worth considering. Taking emotion and politics out of the equation (for this post), let’s consider the larger theme [...]

3-minute read or 6- minute watch I have been thinking about why January goals often go unrealized and how we can increase the success rate. As we start a new year, we naturally gravitate toward what we want to do, experience, and achieve in the upcoming months. We set professional and personal goals, and that [...]

5-minute read or 6-minute video (new!)   This summer, we ate a lot of bread from Earth, Sky, Time, a local Vermont community farm. Earth, Sky, Time; three words that beautifully summarize the collaboration of three necessary elements to create the gifts of delicious bread, produce, and farm products. These words got me thinking about [...]

2-minute read and an exercise You made it past the title, so you must be a little bit curious. This month, we invite some historical luminaries to join the conversation about career advancement. The face of work is evolving rapidly. Among the factors shaping this evolution are later retirement dates, mid-career changers, and the rapid [...]

2-minute read Whether at the beginning of a career or as a senior executive, at some point, we all feel alone in navigating our career opportunities and obstacles. Yet, a wealth of advice and guidance is waiting outside your door, ready to be harnessed. Spoiler alert: it’s not on TikTok. Many of us have or have [...]

2-minute read Do you ever hear yourself saying, “I feel like I work all the time?” I hear and say it a lot, so I did some digging, and here’s what I found. On average, we work nearly 2,100 hours each year. For context, we sleep 2,900 hours yearly. So, if you feel you spend a lot [...]

2-minute read with ideas On average, we work 2,000 hours each year. That’s a lot of time. It seems even longer if you’re not having at least a little fun or feeling a sense of personal well-being. Gallup's 2022 Employee Retention survey cited that 63% of employees considering whether or not to take a new [...]