If you are a thought leader, chances are life has not been easy or comfortable; more likely awkward and frustrating. Nonetheless, we need you.
Some days, life stinks. Work feels like a trap, full of crazy people you have nothing in common with, most of whom are out to get you, or at least so it feels. Your side job is falling apart. You have no partner to vent to, or the one you have suddenly feels like […]
Last month I talked about the rock that you stand on. I was first introduced to this concept by a colleague of mine, and I think of it like this – what is solid beneath you, that you know unquestioningly is and always will be there for you? Can A Person Be Our Rock? […]
Is this a misstep or an opportunity? You’ve joined a new organization, and been given an amazing opportunity. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime, a recognition of your skills and experience, something for which you’ve been waiting for years. So you dive right in…and scrape your face on the bottom of the pool, in the […]
What do you consider to be courageous action? I’ve heard a number of people talk about courage, and not understood what they meant. Recently I asked, and was told that – for instance – sharing deeply personal information in front of a group of peers is courageous. It seems to me that such a choice […]