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 – 4.27.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the posts are tied to our personal brand and taking ownership of our career and work. In addition to the blog posts, I was honored to be a guest on the Together Digital Podcast to discuss the...
CEO of Our Home?
I’ve read articles from Forbes to small companies that cover the topic of being the CEO of your Home. Lisa Woodruff also talks about this concept on her podcast – Organize365. The concept is interesting and underlines how our responsibilities at home mirror those in a...
Perceptions
Our personal brand is all about how we are perceived by others. What do they say when we aren’t around? How do our skills, actions, and attitudes align? What message do we communicate. Sometimes we can tie ourselves in knots trying to figure out how to express our...
Embrace the Chameleon
I was in a meeting recently where a friend made a comment that immediately connected. “I’m embracing my inner chameleon.” - Lynne The source of her comment is that she isn’t just one thing. She is many things – a project manager, a painter, a digital artist, a mother,...
The Brand Called You
Yesterday, I wrote a post about becoming a "Me-EO" The post had me thinking about personal branding and being in charge of our career development. I wondered why this has always been a part of my journey and haven't seen it in others. Then, I remembered an article...
From CEO to MeEO™
Today, nearly 60% of the workforce is comprised of knowledge workers. By the end of 2023, Gartner predicted 39% would be working hybrid. The pandemic brought on the Great Recession. Followed by Quiet Quitting. And, more recently, Coffee Badging - you swipe into the...
PodList & Summary – 4.20.24
Welcome to the Saturday recap. This one is dated the 20th but posting a little late as my daughter got married on Saturday! I hope you find a couple things that resonate for you this week. Personal Development This week, the posts are a bit eclectic bouncing...
Confidence & Competence
We’ve all heard the saying “you don’t know what you don’t know”. I didn’t realize that this came from psychology. The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that occurs when people who lack knowledge and skills have an unrealistically optimistic view of their...
The Beauty of Chance
We all have had moments of coincidence, serendipity, and synchronicity. The moments where things align, and something occurs as a result. Sometimes the words are used interchangeably. I wanted to dive in, understand the differences, and use the right term at the right...
Lessons from The Fifth Discipline
I’m starting to realize the benefits of re-reading for business. Concepts shared by thought leaders 20-30 years ago are just as applicable today. This might not be the case in areas like technology, but it does ring true in organizational design and...
Everyday Entropy
With college far in the rearview mirror, there were classes I never wanted to consider again. One of those was Thermodynamic…right up there with Differential Equations. Anyway, in my sustainability class last week, the title of the section in the module caused panic:...
R/GA Leading the Way
I’ve been writing about work contracts training and why this needs to happen. R/GA is officially piloting the type of program that could set a benchmark for the future. In the summer of 2023, they released news of a new program called /ASSOCIATES. Now, in Q2 2024, I’m...
Weekly Summary & PodList – 4.13.24
Welcome to the recap from last week. Enjoy! Personal Development This week, the coaching blog featured several posts that had us looking out to the future, highlighting our strengths, and becoming lifelong learners. Planting Seeds. This first post of the week talks...
Lifelong Learning
I’ve been thinking about how we learn. In the process, I came across two quotes from Albert Einstein that feel relevant today. “Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you’ll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.” - Albert Einstein And...
Vision for 70…80…90
When we think about who we will be at 85, what do we see? In a financial class I took recently, they mentioned four phases of retirement. Honeymoon. Go Go. Slow Go. No Go. There was something eye opening about this structure. Then, I heard a podcast that we...