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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Weekly Summary – 9.12.26
Personal Planning Life “gifts” us the unexpected every day. Challenges and opportunities come up that weren’t on the to-do list. Our plans rarely align to the vision we had in our mind. So, why should we plan? For me, a plan is a direction. A guidepost. A reminder of...
Taking a Breath
Sometimes too many things you want to do show up at the same time. Professional opportunities. Social invites. Family events. We want to say, “Yes. Yes. Yes!” Yet, if we do, deep down we know we will end up exhausted. Unable to do our best work. Enjoy the moments with...
Strategy is the How
We've been taught that strategy answers "what" and execution answers "how." But I think we've got it backwards. Strategy isn't about what you'll do. It's about how you'll win. The Gap We Create When we treat strategy as the "what," we end up with aspirations dressed...
Breaking Down a Strategy
Sometimes the thought of strategy work can be daunting. You haven’t created a strategy. You haven’t held a strategy role with a strategy title. You don’t consider yourself a strategic thinker. In fact, maybe that’s a label you don’t aspire to. Yet, we all work on...
How to Leverage Lead and Lag Measures
One of the biggest reasons strategies fail is simple. We set the goal. We know the outcome we want. But we don’t connect the big picture to what happens day to day. That’s where lag measures and lead measures come in. Lag Measures = The Destination Lag measures are...
Dream, Plan, Do, Review
I listened to an episode of the Next Big Idea Club where they provided an overview of Jon Acuff’s latest book Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again. In this summary he covered his framework for getting things done and how each of us tends to get stuck in one of...
Weekly Summary – 9.5.26
Motivation Map Do you feel like you have projects that you just aren’t motivated to do? If so, you are just like the rest of us. Some things are fun and natural while others seem forced. I believe understanding our personal motivations can help provide the right...
Types of Serendipity
Serendipity is something we can be too busy to notice. The small, unexpected connections of discovery. I wrote about this a couple years ago in a post titled The Beauty of Chance. Yesterday, I had a serendipitous moment around serendipity. I found that there are four...
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
When I first started working in the early 1990s, the Franklin Planner was the go-to tool for staying organized. I loved picking out the size and cover. Each quarter, fresh pages felt like a reset button. A way to put structure around the chaos of work and life. The...
How to Get Things Done
Over the last four years, I’ve written a lot about the hope equation. The formula by Charles Snyder that Hope = Goals + Willpower + Waypower. Many posts have supported setting goals, building motivation, and designing our Plan B. That’s why a phrase mentioned in a...
Setting Intentions
As you consider the remainder of the year, what do you hope for? What do you want to be true by December 31st that isn’t true today? You can make a list. Start to plan the tactics to achieve the goals. However, it’s equally important to consider what can go wrong....
Project Season
I’m feeling the pull of project season. The last 100-day push of the year. I love the time before the season. A few weeks of dreaming. What project do I want to take on? What will be different 100 days from now? I typically think about 2 projects – one for work and...
Weekly Summary – 8.29.26
Is Personal Branding Good or Bad? There is always controversy around personal branding. Some love it. Others hate it. There are 2 articles on the topic that caught my attention and are worth reading. The first from Fast Company is titled “What if you Don’t Want to be...
You’re Welcome
We’ve all said this. When someone says, “thank you”, we say, “you’re welcome”. It’s customary. It’s also odd. What does this really mean? The other day, I heard we should say, “you’re welcome” and nothing else when we are thanked. The point they made was that...
Throw It Away
When we practice something, there will be MANY bad results. We might be writing, painting, playing a sport, taking photos, or another new activity. As we practice, we can take off some of the pressure by not keeping the practice tries. With sports you just keep trying...