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.
Let’s build something great—together!
The Needs of Followers
Gallup research indicates that followers need four things from leaders: Trust, Compassion, Stability, and Hope. “When leaders meet these needs, it can lead to less suffering and better wellbeing.” - Gallup They broke the four categories down into these dimensions:...
Always Work on Your Brand
I wish I could get the message across to people who are busy and employed. Take the time to build your brand. The job market is unstable. Top performers are getting layoff notices. Executives. Entry level. Long tenure. Short...
Weekly Summary 8.1.26
Rise of the MeEO At the beginning of 2025, I posted a trend that was “the rise of the MeEO”. The summary of the trend was as follows: “The Rise of the MeEO™ Mindset: Professionals are managing their careers like businesses, using personal branding as “career...
Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed
When I was young, I heard the phrase “bright eyed and bushy tailed” a lot. It was the way my family noted that you were full of energy. Cheerful and ready to go. The origin of the quote is believed to be from the image of a squirrel. With its bright eyes and...
Personal Brand Burnout in the Job Search
What to Do When You’re Tired of Selling Yourself? You’ve rewritten your resume ten times…and that’s just this week. You’ve posted on LinkedIn to engage and show your strengths…regularly. You’ve answered “Tell me about yourself” more times than you care to count. And...
Considering Control
Control is an interesting word. It implies strength and empowerment. And can also imply being overbearing. The definition is “To exercise restraining or directing influence over. To regulate. To reduce the incidence or severity.” My Perspective We all want some level...
Life Lessons
Life lessons are the nuggets of wisdom we gather throughout the journey of our lives. An enduring insight gained from our experiences. While these moments can occur anytime, they are often associated with major transitions in life. The moments that are emotional,...
Professional Journaling
This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about my daily writing habit. I spend the first 30 minutes of my day (every day) writing about professional development and/or marketing, brainstorming ideas, or digging into frameworks that have been forming in my mind. Some of the...
Weekly Summary – 7.25.26
Finding Focus As we inch closer to August, life is likely full. Squeezing in summer activities, vacations, preparing for school (if you have kids that age). At work, there is sometimes a summer lull where ideas abound with possibility, yet to-do lists are still full...
Clean For
We spend countless hours cleaning up after. This can apply to so many things: Cleaning up after dinner. After a party. After a busy week. Even electronic cleanup. After a big project. After a day off. Flip the Script What if we thought about this differently. Instead...
Our Energy Enters First
When we enter a room, our energy enters first. People can tell our mood. From our body movements. The first words we speak. Or don’t speak. Our mood can set the tone for their mood. They may mirror our energy and emotion. They may come in strong with the opposite...
Why Do You Want the Job?
When we are considering another job, there may be a lot on our mind. We may want a promotion. A higher salary. A change. All these things could be great. And they will feel great when they happen. We are picked. We are in a better financial situation. Learning new...
When the Me-Suite Learns
A follow-up to: Our Me-Suite: The C-Suite Inside Us If you read last week’s post, you’ve already met your Me-Suite. The internal executives that help you lead your life with intention. But what happens when you’re learning something new? When you’re trying a new tool,...
Why Every Professional Needs a Personal User Manual
We’ve all taken time to figure someone out. How they prefer to work. What motivates them. What shuts them down. And we’ve all had moments where we wished people just came with instructions. Turns out, they can. A Personal User Manual is a simple, one-page guide to...
Weekly Summary – 7.18.26
Summer Play As we are hitting the height of summer here in Michigan, I want to give you a different kind of professional “boost” today. Let’s talk about play. Often our most creative work ideas come when we aren’t actually working. We think about problems through a...