This is the time of year when stress is running high while patience is running low—especially at work. So here’s a simple tip to help you get what you need from your team, peers, or even your boss without adding fuel to the fire. It’s basically the Occam’s Razor approach, named after the Franciscan friar … Read more
Back pre-Covid, I was speaking at a tech company and, after my leadership talk, a young woman approached me with that question. Why am I always underestimated? She went on to tell me she’d graduated with honors from a top college, worked on Capitol Hill for a year, and had two years of experience with … Read more
As we come back from the Labor Day weekend, it’s a great time to think about hanging onto that recharged, refreshed feeling. We’ve all spent so much time on video platforms, which, by now, you’ve probably realized are far more exhausting than your usual mix of calls and in-person meetings. Whatever your platform of choice, … Read more
After my early jobs as a talking Christmas tree at a local mall, a tap dancing bear at Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park and…yep…the hand model for a Fancy Feast cat food ad, I realized that that particular career path did not bode well for my future. So with my theater arts degree firmly in … Read more