I took a long weekend for an alumni event at UC Santa Cruz. It was set right in the middle of the redwoods, and yes, the Banana Slug is the mascot for good reason. And while it was wonderful to see familiar faces, I also came back with a few unexpected takeaways:...
New hires are exciting… and yes, even the great ones can be a little exhausting at first. But what if they are not great? I was talking with a client recently who was starting to have doubts about their newest hire. The skills were there. The fit seemed right. And...
When my client’s new manager came in with big ideas about evolving the department, it meant exciting opportunities—but also new responsibilities outside their current skill set. Suddenly, they were facing three big challenges: 🚩 How do you identify gaps and...
I recently started working with a client who was a new department Director. They inherited a department that for various reasons wasn't looking so good. They were worried that their team wasn't performing well. And they were worried about what the Leadership Team...
How many conversations have you had where you start to talk about something and before you even finish someone is telling you what to do? We've all seen the tropes on tv of typically women wanting to vent and typically men wanting to fix it. So why do we all...
As people have been more physically separated the role of a leader has become both more challenging and more important. A lot of people start thinking about leadership when they need to manage a team. You’ve got your people and you need to motivate them to act...