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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PodList & Summary – 6.1.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the posts are focused on occupational wellbeing. From resumes, to communication, focus, and celebrating small wins, I hope these posts will make your work just a bit better. More Than a...
Rethinking eMail
A stat crossed my desk that suggested 50% of emails aren’t understood. 50% - really ??!! I did a bit of research and found this article. The article indicates that the words we use often land in ways we didn’t intend. A compliment turns sarcastic. A question turns...
The Customer of a Meeting
Who is the “customer” of a meeting? This is an odd question. Meetings are scheduled. We attend. Presentations are reviewed. Conversations happen. Updates are discussed. Yet, why? For whom? Is the organizer the customer? What did the customer hope the meeting...
Taxonomy at Work
You might be thinking…. What is taxonomy? or How does this apply to work? The definition of taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with classification. Taxonomy can be used to organize and index knowledge. The “knowledge” can be anything. Stored documents....
Celebrating Small Wins
There was an article in the Harvard Business Review written by Teresa Amabile and Steven J. Kramer years ago called “The Power of Small Wins”. A finding in the research was this: “Of all the things that can boost emotions, motivation, and perceptions during a workday,...
More Than a Resume
Fast Company recently published an article titled “The Resume is Dead. Here are 3 Reasons Why I Never Ask for One When Hiring”. The author brought forward resume challenges like the inability to understand soft skills, work ethic, and creativity. Going beyond the...
PodList & Summary – 5.25.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week the posts cover time and energy management, organizing our life, and managing the occasions when we find ourselves with “more” time. Personal Operating System. The first post of the week asks us to...
Managing Multiple Projects
Often work will have multiple projects that are only loosely related. Switching back and forth between meetings and activities on all the projects can be a challenge. Your mind just gets focused on one project when it’s time to attend a meeting for another. In prior...
Monday Energy
In prior posts we have talked about daily energy. There are morning larks and night owls as discussed here. We use our energy to create, connect, care and more as discussed in this post. Our energy also flows differently each week, month, and year. Today, let’s...
Managing “The Cliffs”
There is a lot written about productivity and finding more time in your days. We spend a good part of our lives seeking out the elusive time. What we often don’t hear or read about is what I call “the cliffs”. These are the moments in our lives where time is suddenly...
Accountability
A recent podcast from Laura Vanderkam talked about leveraging meetings for accountability. The concept was to review the action steps at the end of the meeting. This increases the likelihood that you will complete the task you are supposed to. My Perspective This...
Personal Operating System
The organization and productivity worlds are full of processes and systems. Those systems manage physical things as well as digital information. Both can be overwhelming. And, sometimes, so can the recommended solutions! My Perspective With everything I’ve read and...
PodList & Summary – 5.18.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week the posts cover boundary setting, finding joy and grace in our lives, and looking in unexpected locations to solve inefficiencies. Understanding Personal Joy. The first post of the week has us...
Solving Inefficiency
There was an episode of Little Happier recently that talked about desire paths. The grass worn shortcuts people create when constructed paths take longer, less convenient routes. The short, 3-minute episode suggested we look for other desire paths in our lives. My...
Decline with Confidence
We are asked questions all the time where the words don’t and can’t are interchangeable. Would you like dessert? Can you volunteer at the school on Thursday? Could you please attend this meeting at 6:30 tomorrow morning? Using can’t in these circumstances puts the...