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!
Work Like it’s 1999
I read a blog post from Cal Newport that referenced an article by Dan Kois in Slate. The article discussed how Gen X and Boomers remember a time when there weren’t laptops, cell phones, and readily available internet enabling us to take our work home with us. In the...
Managing Messes
There was a podcast where the statement was made that we waste a lot of time “managing our mess”. The statement intrigued me, and I started looking for stats. A study by Wakefield Research and Elastic found that “digging for files” was employee’s #1 challenge. The...
The Feelings of Space
How do our spaces and “things” make us feel? I’ve been doing a lot of research on finding time and space in our lives. This week, there were a couple ideas that crossed my desk and made me realize I haven’t done much to explore the feelings associated with physical,...
PodList & Summary – 9.23.23
Welcome to the Saturday post. This is where I summarize podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on both blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, there are four podcasts that stood out to me. Topics include giving...
The Tension Between Duty & Play
When we see “tension between duty and play”, we might immediately think that we are talking about the tension between our work and personal lives. That isn’t the point of this post. We all have duties and responsibilities in our work life and our home life. The...
Adding Do Dates to Due Dates
We all have due dates. Many times, we are working right up to the deadline to get things finished. I was listening to a podcast where someone mentioned they schedule both due dates and “do” dates. This intrigued me. My Perspective I’ve had several posts suggesting...
Spend Time to Save Time
The last few weeks, process and systems have been on my mind. At work, departments often have processes so that the approach to the work is consistent. These processes should also make the work quicker over time because the process to do the task becomes familiar....
Time and Money
There are a lot of sayings about time and money. Time is money. Time is something money can’t buy. The list could go on. Yet, I think one of the biggest points when the comparisons are drawn between the two is that time is finite while money is infinite. You can...
Navigating Rabbit Holes
Sometimes in work or life we find ourselves “down a rabbit hole”. What we mean when using this metaphor is that we started on one project or piece of research, got sidetracked with some additional information and then started to explore other connections and related...
PodList & Summary – 9.16.23
Welcome to the Saturday post. This is where I summarize podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on both blogs. Enjoy! PodList This week, there are four podcasts that stood out to me. Topics include setting...
Upgrading Our Systems
A podcast the other day mentioned a James Clear quote from his book Atomic Habits. “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fail to the level of your systems.” James Clear This got me thinking about all the systems we use each day to get our work done. ...
The Greenhouse
Sometimes mashing ideas together creates a technique that works. I think I’ve found one of those. Lisa Woodruff of Organize 365 talks about “pink” folders in her organization system. She describes these folders as the place to keep ideas before they become projects....
Manager vs. Maker Schedule
In 2009, Paul Graham coined the difference between a maker and a manager schedule in a blog post. In the world of work, these schedules are quite distinct. The manager schedule is the more traditional schedule seen in corporate environments. Managers...
National Day of Encouragement
The workplace these days has a lot of challenges. Reports suggest that people feel underappreciated. Team members are unengaged. Everyone seems overwhelmed. And the debates about hybrid work continue. Today might be perfect the perfect day to focus on something...
Creative vs. Corporate
As we continue to see more hybrid professionals in the workplace, they will be creating careers that satisfy all their passions. Some of those may be passions described as more analytical or technical. Another side of their interests could be creative and...