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A New Gear for the New Year

I often say there’s no protocol for leadership. It turns out the same is true for parenting adult children. You...
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I’m Still Digesting The Year.

How are you with beginnings and endings? I love beginnings. Endings are more complicated. So it’s mixed emotions when a...
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Why It’s So Hard to Be Direct at Work

Do you ever wonder what your team says about you when you're not there? Once, I got a glimpse of...
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The Imaginary Bell Every Leader Should Listen For

I remember the first time I felt like a coach. It was four years ago, at the beginning of my...
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What I Didn’t Know About Leadership Until a Horse Showed Me

I was going to learn more about leadership in one day than I had in a year. But first, I...
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The Surprising Career Risk of Staying Too Quiet

Have you noticed how restroom art is getting more interesting? More and more, I notice elements that capture my attention...
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What a Wrong Turn Taught Me About Being Open to New Ideas

Oops, I took a wrong turn. Now what? I hadn’t asked myself that in a long time. The last time...
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How to Free Up Time and Focus by Choosing the Balls You Drop

I've had a lot of job interviews, but few left an impression on me like this one. I was interviewing...
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Moving Is Hard. Here’s What It’s Teaching Me About Leading.

The answer to "How are you?" depends entirely on when you ask.  Last week, I would've answered, "Great! I'm moving...
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What a Blender Taught Me about Process Glitches, Perfectionism and Moving On

Standing in line at Dunkin' Donuts, I had a realization that made my stomach drop. It was the morning of...
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Your Favorite Scientific Leadership Stories of the Year (and What I’ve Learned Telling Them)

"I like the stories," my client answered. The question I'd asked:  "What DO you like about my LinkedIn posts?" which...
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The Unexpected Challenges of Change, and What to Do About Them

I knew it wasn't going to be simple, but I was completely surprised at what made it hard. My husband...

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