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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

Front-Line Employees tend to have fantastic ideas that would benefit customers, their coworkers, leaders, and the organization as a whole. They’re typically the ones closest to the problem, can quickly identify the friction, and provide solutions. However, due to poor delivery, poor timing, and/or limited understanding of how the system works behind the scenes… the

Until I started my own business, I had trouble asking for help. Not due to my ego or fear of seeming incapable… but for the simplest reason, it was the last thing to come to mind! I’ve been blessed with “GO”; whatever I think of, I cannot get out of my mind… to the point

You may have read or heard me speak about How to Lead Through C.H.A.N.G.E.; very similar but a bit different, I want to share the actual keys to implementing change… the change that needs to happen, must happen, the change you may not even agree with or like, and that your team and people will

  Fun… even the hint of the word creates tingles of anticipation and excitement! However, as time passes and things change so can our definition of fun; leaving you feeling lost, empty, and stuck on auto-pilot. My definition of “Fun” has changed from my teenage years to my 20’s, from my 20’s to my 30’s,