Q4 always seems to sneak up on us. One minute it is summer, and the next, the calendar is packed, the holidays are around the corner, and every project suddenly feels urgent.A client recently told me they always feel like they “lose” Q4. By the time December arrives,...
Ever been at a buffet line and filled your plate so full… you didn’t have space for dessert? That’s exactly what happens to most professionals when they try to lead or navigate change (or anything else). Last week’s Thrive Through Change panel was full...
I was deep in one of the most painful projects of my career. My parents were in town, ready to take me to a restaurant I’d been dying to try. They came to my office to pick me up—right as something went wrong. I knew immediately: I couldn’t go One thing after...
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...
New job? Maybe. I started with a new client and they noted that as they were thinking about starting a family maybe other job options might have more balance. They had done what a lot of my clients had done: focus on their job and work harder to succeed. And...
No more back outages in 2024! This was the bad goal I told to my personal trainer. It's not a bad goal because it's not what I want. It's a bad goal because I can't actually make that happen. When we talk about our SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable,...
I was completely a "new year new you" person for years. Each new year rolled around and this was finally going to be the year I was going to do things differently. I tried resolutions. I tried goals. I tried themes. I tried big. I tried small. But at the...
I was talking to one of my clients. They were trying to focus on making progress in a few areas. They finally basically said, I tell all the right things to my team but I'm not doing them. So why don't we do them? Well, the answers are both very personal and...
I started working with one of my clients who was a Sr. Director. They were running the show and really felt like what they were doing warranted a VP title and the salary that goes with it. Part of the problem was that the group had gone through a serious restructuring...
One of my clients just got a new job, yay! And so we spent our last session talking about some of the upcoming things to think about. You want to set yourself up for success and also be cognizant of any first and second impressions. Beyond thinking about your...