Time to Reset Your Northstar?

I’ve got to be honest. The last few weeks have been hard! Are you feeling it? Too much. Too long. Too fast. If you’re running at a pace that is not sustainable and not serving you (or those who are around you:), it may be time to create a little white space, so you can reset your Northstar. In other words, give yourself permission to have a little white space to pause, reflect and plan how you’d like to feel the second half of the year. 

To set ourselves (and our te...

Empowering High Performing Teams During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the phenomenal Kelly Nagel (President & GM, Jabra North America), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• It’s important for women to have male allies that inspire them to raise their hand, and take challenges.
• Many women dwell on things for too long that they are unable to address issues to move past it
• Remember the mountains that you’ve climbed and the successes that you’ve accomplish
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Creating High Performing and Cohesive Teams

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Elisa Bell (Director of Mobile Products, Transurban ), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:  

• Give your team the permission to make mistakes, if they are not making mistakes, they aren’t pushing hard enough. 
• As a leader, show empathy and vulnerability, understand that it’s hard for your team, and be open with your struggles as a leader.
• Having the mindset of, we’re all human beings,
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Nail Your Next Crucial Conversation: Do This First!

Have you ever had an important conversation or interaction, and left the room (or Zoom:) feeling like you didn’t have the impact you’d hoped for? Maybe you flat out bombed the opportunity (I think most of us have experienced that at some point!) If so, you’re definitely not alone, but let’s make sure it never happens again! Your voice matters, and you deserve and need to be heard.

The entire process is outlined in my Limitless Leader course, bu...

Time to Communicate Your IMPACT More Boldly?

Sue (not her real name:) is a senior executive who is responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships that are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. She had an extraordinary year, growing this number significantly even during the extreme disruption that 2020 brought. What was shocking was her response to me acknowledging her unprecedented success…‘It’s not that big of a deal.’

What? It was a HUGE deal, for her, for her team, and for her com...

Why International Policy Matters to Everyone

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the fabulous Greer Meisels (Chief of Staff, Institute of International Finance), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Your Mindset needs to be resilient. You can’t be afraid to make mistakes or you’ll never get as far as you could.
• So many of the things that we are experiencing are transnational problems, ex. pandemic & climate change
• We are all interconnected and require international cooperati
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Developing Talent During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the phenomenal Lolita Amica (Director of Talent, Tubi), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• Ask not just about business but get to know people, be very intentional and purposeful.
• Finding out what people really enjoy about the work, what they’ve done and where it is that they’d like to go.
• It’s important to invest in your people, but also monitoring and knowing how they’re doing.
• Is the lack of s
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Time to DE-CIDE on Your Next Best Move?

It’s Spring (finally!), and it’s possible that it’s time for a new beginning, a shift. Maybe it’s a shift in your morning routine, how much you commit to speaking up, the intent that you go after a raise, promotion or the recognition that you’re yearning for. Maybe it’s a big shift in terms of how you lead, where you lead or in what capacity. 

Is it time to DE-CIDE?

Phonetically speaking, "de" means "of" and "cide" means, well "death." When you DE-CIDE, it’...

How to Be a Differentiated and Consistent Brand

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Amy Protexter (Senior Vice President of Marketing, Insight), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• It’s important to reinvent ourselves to stay relevant to the marketplace and to our clients.
• Using strategic acquisitions to build upon some of the organic capabilities with additional services capabilities.
• The brand is something that is a living and organic thing that kind of cha
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Making Sure Your Tech is Simple, Scalable and Secure

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the fabulous Mihaela Mazzenga (Chief Technology Officer, The Sharper Image), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

• It’s important to understand a narrative as events happen around you. But also understand that your journey isn’t going to be the same as anyone else.
• A reminder women in tech, to just be yourself and to execute how you can execute best. The outcome is going to be whatever you
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