Our favorite summer celebration is here again–Independence Day. Maybe you know it by its more famous moniker, “July 4th.” Somehow, all this talk about the date–but not the holiday–rings flat to me. Whatever happened to saying “Happy Independence Day”? How did we lose the battle of the words? Here are my five theories about how […]Read the full post >>
The other day, I was talking to my friend Kathy–someone wearing her red cape fearlessly in her role at a global pharmaceutical company (yes, you can do it, too!). Kathy will often share something so insightful it makes you stop in your tracks. This time, while chatting about all that’s happening in both of our […]Read the full post >>
I once offered advice my dad gave me to one of my coaching clients. With a grateful sigh, she said, “I wish I could be more like your dad.” I smiled and moved on, but the thought stuck. How could someone be more like my dad? Would they really want to be? (Mom, you can’t […]Read the full post >>
I had the great fortune to be asked to speak at the headquarters for Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores last week outside of Nashville, TN. You know Cracker Barrel–they run the laid-back family restaurants we visit on our road trips to grab a bite and a gift, almost anywhere across the nation. Hopefully, the auditorium […]Read the full post >>
Welcome to June! We’ve just finished the leftovers we barbequed on Memorial Day, and so summer season has officially begun. Plus, for many of us on the East Coast, we’ve already seen our first handful of 90-degree days. The summer sizzle begins. Are you sizzling at work, too? From the stories I hear from my […]Read the full post >>