30
Mar

Do Your Customers Love You Enough to Send Pizza? #TwitterLove

In case you missed it, last week, Twitter celebrated their 10 year anniversary. The hashtag, #TwitterLove trended and as part of the celebration, the three founders, Ev Williams, Biz Stone, and Jack Dorsey, participated in a reflective discussion about Twitter’s roots, their experiences as founders, and many stories of the Twitter-verse community. …
22
Mar

How to make the corporate world more human… in 6 simple steps!

I’ve been thinking a lot about the de-humanization of the work world over the past number of years. I know I’m not alone in seeing a lack of humanity in the corporate world. So much so that the word “corporate” has become the most anti-human word in the english vocabulary. Last year, I asked people on Facebook and LinkedIn …
16
Mar

What’s Your Legacy? A Visionary Founder’s Passing Has Me Thinking…

A few days ago, the founder of the company where I started my career passed away. Paul Jeffery was a true entrepreneur and visionary. He founded Kelsey’s and Montana’s restaurants and created the organization where I learned how awesome culture and work could be. His legacy is strong, and impacted thousands. There is so much I could say …
15
Mar

How One Leader Took “Happiness” Away from Human Resources

There is a lot of discussion these days about the impact of happiness on workplace engagement and productivity. In Shawn Achor’s book., The Happiness Advantage, he shares findings about the impact of Happiness – that it leads to a 23% reduction in stress and 31% increase in productivity. (Shawn Achor is speaking at WorkHuman in May – …
08
Mar

10 Great Pieces of Leadership Advice for Women (and Men) Leaders

I had the opportunity to sit in on a client’s International Women’s Day Panel discussion today. They had 4 fabulous female leaders share their lessons, challenges, and advice with their team at their head office. The leaders represented different ages, functions, and levels within the organization. They shared openly and vulnerably, and …
01
Mar

The Real Privileges of Leadership

So you think Leadership comes with privileges? It does. It comes with huge privilege, in fact. But I often run into leaders who see these privileges through 1970’s glasses. In the year 2016, the privileges of leadership are great – in fact, I believe they are greater than they have ever been. But if you’re using decades old thinking …
24
Feb

10 Coaching Questions To Ask Yourself to Solve Your Leadership Challenges

I spend a lot of time discussing leadership challenges with leaders at all levels. The reason for all of these discussions? Leading people is difficult. It requires a commitment much greater than doing “just a job”. It requires positivity, resilience, and a lot of self-awareness and introspection. Oftentimes, leadership challenges start …
11
Feb

How I Stopped Sucking At Networking

Last night, I was able to jump on a twitter chat about the upcoming conference SHRM is having in DC. It sounds awesome and I wish I could go and meet all of the people from the chat in person! It made me think of my most popular blog post ever, which I posted on LinkedIn about a year and a half ago, about networking. It’s had over 180,000 views …