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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Shared Improvement
I had the opportunity to be part of an author talk with Dan Coyle, author of the newly published book Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning and Fulfillment. I reviewed the book a couple weeks ago and found the questions and conversations in the book talk to be equally...
Weekly Summary – 2.28.26
This week, I’m going to highlight two posts that I hope will help you manage your career. The first is titled Career Fingerprint. This post highlights a great company that I’ve come across that can help organize all your work history and keep it updated on a regular...
Career Financials
When we think about the financials of our career, we often go straight to salary. When considering job moves, we also compare insurance and days off. However, we rarely put all the financial aspects of our career on paper. We don’t consider the cost impact of...
Career Fingerprint
Several months ago, I came across a resource that I believe should be foundational to personal career management. It’s a company called Career Fingerprint. You can use their site to capture your skills and accomplishments on a regular basis. Keep resumes organized....
Why Is It So Hard To See Ourselves?
The more people I coach, the more I hear a theme. We can see strengths and opportunities in others. We struggle with ourselves. We are too close to the situation. Too in our head…literally! We know too much. We lack objectivity. I get frustrated at how easily I can...
Understanding Our State of Mind
Over the years, I’ve realized the importance of naming what I’m feeling. I have used the feelings wheel to dig into the specific emotions. However, what I didn’t realize was that feelings can lead to states of mind. A feeling happens in the moment while a state of...
7-Year Cycles After 50
Last week, I wrote about 7-year cycles and my experiences with them. The background of this idea ranges from philosophical to biological. The beauty of the cycles is that it suggests life is not one long beginning, middle, and end. Rather, we have multiple cycles of...
Weekly Summary – 2.21.26
This week, I want to highlight a post I wrote on 7-Year Cycles. I’ve always felt like my life moves in 7-year increments and there are beliefs out there that suggest this might be true. This post explores the idea and how it has impacted my story. Since I wrote the...
Live. Work. Play.
For 15 years, my personal email signature has ended with a simple three-word line: Live. Work. Play. I liked the simplicity. It felt balanced. Me. But recently, I’ve started to wonder if I was missing something deeper. We often treat these as separate parts of life....
Market Research Lessons for Decision Making
Market research isn’t just about numbers, surveys, and focus groups. It’s about understanding human behavior, spotting patterns, and making informed decisions. My background in market research has given me a unique lens. For evaluating situations, reducing...
Manager Challenges Continue
NOTE: The below was written a year ago, but never published. I feel the content is still relevant. Over the last two years, I’ve written about the challenges middle managers face. They are squeezed in the organization between policy and execution. I wrote about this...
Presenting on Camera
Today, there are many occasions where you might be presenting on camera. A work presentation. A guest speaker at an event or conference. An interview. A videotaped podcast. A video recording for your social media or website. The list goes on. In all these situations,...
7-Year Cycles
There’s an idea that life moves in seven-year cycles adding rhythm to our lives. Across history, people have noticed that roughly every seven years, something shifts. Identity. Priorities. Direction. Relationships. Energy. It’s not scientific certainty, but a lens to...
Weekly Summary – 2.14.25
This week, I want to highlight a longer post I wrote considering different types of productivity and contribution to an organization. The article is titled A New Look at Productivity and explores the 4-box below (I love a 4-box!). Most companies reward Efficient...
Making Physical Wellbeing Fun
Yesterday, I did a cartwheel. It wasn’t very good, but there is a story. I was watching a TV show had two adult women skipping. They were laughing and discussing how fun it was to skip when they were young. By the end, they were both winded and happy. They had just...