The Intersection
The way we work, grow, and succeed is changing. I’m here to explore what that means for you and your company. This blog is a collection of insights, strategies, and reflections designed to help individuals take ownership of their career and life and help companies create a space where team members thrive.
I pull from books, podcasts, research, and personal experiences to uncover practical ways to stabilize, grow, and thrive in today’s evolving world. If you’re looking to create a stronger, more sustainable foundation for your career or the company you are part of, this is the place.
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Prioritizing Development
As we move through the third quarter, we may already start thinking about the year ahead. Nothing specific, just ideas. Where might we want to focus? What could we change to make our lives just a bit better. Some ideas will be small. Others will have more of an...
Pain and Vision
Yesterday, I had a coaching session and my coach introduced me to a quote. “Pain pushes until vision pulls.” – Michael Beckwith We can take this quote as a physical pain or a pain from the loss of someone close to us. However, we can also apply this to the pain...
PodList & Summary 7.27.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the posts cover many topics including setting our value, busy boredom, life’s unexpected daily events, and taking the Enneagram. Dealing with the Unexpected. This first post of the week suggests...
Busy Boredom
My recent research has led me to two statistics that I found difficult to reconcile. Stress and boredom. Multiple reports and studies have been citing the rise in knowledge worker stress. Current levels marked by the StressPulse report indicates that 59% of workers...
File Finding
In a prior post, I referenced some stats that suggested we spend 45 minutes a day hunting for files. The stat has been troubling me, yet I believe it could be true. My Story Organizing documents on my computer is something I’ve worked on for years. The process is...
A New Angle on Pricing
We all have prices we charge. Our salary. A product we sell. A service we offer. Often, conversations about pricing are challenging. We question if we are charging too much…. or too little….and often go in with uncertainty. Cathy Heller shifted this perspective on...
Why Take the Enneagram?
There are some who believe that the Enneagram was first used in ancient Egypt. However, the assessment used today is based on the work of Oscar Ichazo in the 1950s and Claudio Naranjo in the 1970s when it became more popular in the United States. What You Will Learn...
Dealing with the Unexpected
When considering someone for a project, background and abilities have always been important. The “ability” being added to the skills list these days is agility. Team members need to be comfortable dealing with ambiguity. Able to quickly react to...
PodList & Weekly Summary – 7.20.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, we have posts that can help reduce overwhelm by acting – gain clarity, map things out, start acting, and sustain habits over time. Create an Idea Map. This first post of the week explores how we...
Take Action to Reduce Overwhelm
The feeling of overwhelm can be triggered by so many things in all parts of our lives. Home chores that are piling up. So many meetings at work there isn’t time to get the work done. A project that is full of roadblocks and challenges. Concern for our planet and...
Sustaining Change
I heard a quote on the Happier podcast that seemed interesting to dig into. “It’s hard to stay changed.” - Gretchen Rubin There is a lot of conversation about setting goals, change, and new habits. What we don’t talk about often is the challenge of keeping those...
Inspiring Change
Change comes in all shapes and sizes. We might make little changes like taking a reusable mug to the coffee shop. We might also champion a whole new process or product at work. Any time we are looking to make a change with other people, we need to inspire &...
Gaining Clarity
I heard an episode of the Daily Boost podcast titled “Understanding the 4 Kinds of Clarity”. This 12-minute episode introduced four types of clarity: Clarity of Purpose – What is your purpose? Why are you doing what you are doing? Clarity of Task – What tasks fulfill...
Create an Idea Map
We have likely all heard of the Eisenhower matrix. The four-box grid that considers urgency and importance. The map enables you to determine which to-dos on your list should be addressed first. The urgent and important. It’s amazing the insight and clarity that four...
PodList & Summary – 7.13.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, we looked at productivity, setting boundaries, and understanding more about ourselves. I hope there are a few that connect with where you currently sit in your journey. Parkinson’s Law. The first...