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Middle Management can be hard! It’s one of the first steps of professional growth; as you’ve graduated from a Front-Line position, higher-ups have seen your professional worth, and believe you have what it takes to be in a position of leadership… It’s an exciting time; full of pride and anxiety! What no one tells you […]

Leadership within organizations can be an odd experience… I’ve found leadership positions to be given for odd reasons, accepted for logical reasons, and at times overwhelming due to the number of hats a manager, supervisor, leader must wear. Not in all companies, but many… if you sell a million dollars worth of product; you’ll eventually

Whether you’re in a leadership position, an employee, or an entrepreneur… you care for, serve, and lead your clients/customers! Clients are what make your business matter; without clients you simply have a great idea, a vision, passion, and dream… Clients make it count! Since clients are of utmost importance, let’s define what they are and

I’ve experienced the pain and the opportunity of suffering! Professionally, I remember being promoted due to my skillset but not my leadership skills and suffering. There was a time I struggled to accept and tolerate organizational change and I suffered. As an employee and new leader, I had a strong personality and voice but struggled

I’ll never forget a former boss of mine walking into the office in a frazzled state, rattling off a bunch of conversations to herself aloud, suddenly looking at me, and exclaiming, “I feel squozen!”… Yes, she made up a word and I knew exactly what she meant and how she felt… and I’m sure you

At some point in your career as a leader, you’ll experience the pain and pleasure of mediating between two employees, coworkers, or Direct Reports struggling to get along. As a former Mental Health Therapist, I’ve lost count of how many mediations I’ve had the pleasure of conducting… and to be honest, I enjoyed every single

Over the years, I’ve had the honor of hiring awesome people into my company, my dream, my baby! It was easy to be attracted to the “Inspired & Motivated”, wide-eyed, eager candidate that struggled to blink as you spoke; as you could see your words and mission enter their soul… I call that “Vacuum -Eyes”!

Emails… you know those things that relentlessly pile up in your inbox providing you important job-related information, that endless portal for your boss and coworkers to request things and share information whether you want it or not, that technological wonder that spams you to death, and that thing you check religiously for hours on end

We all have our line (or lines) in the sand we prefer our organization, boss, or employees not to cross. We’ve also been there when those same people have toe-tested past our line or ran up like an Olympic Athlete and pole-vaulted over it! The truth is… Leaders anticipate this is going to happen and

As an “Inspired & Motivated” employee or person, you like your work, excel at your duties, and also tend to absorb the responsibilities of others due to your efficiency and effectiveness. As you move up the professional ranks… the can duties double, triple, then compound… causing a slow burn-out you never saw coming! I often