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!
Career Bucket List
It’s National Bucket List Day! The role of the bucket list is to help you get the most out of life. The list contains your hopes, dreams, and aspirations that you want to accomplish before you die. By creating a list, people often start striving to check...
Earth Day Resources & Recommendations
Happy Earth Day! This week, I’m taking a bit of a turn from my weekly "PodList" and highlighting the podcasts, blogs, and books that can help you along your journey to a greener future. One Shade Greener First, I would love it if you would support/follow my One Shade...
Reflection as a Practice
We tend to “reflect” at the end of the year, the end of a big project, or another milestone. What if we made reflection a more regular practice – monthly, weekly, daily? What questions would we ask? My Story For the last 10 years, I’ve had a practice of...
Everyone Has Customers
Today (April 20th) is Get to Know Your Customers Day. This day occurs once a quarter on the third Thursday of each quarter. This is a day when businesses are reminded to reach out to their customers and ask questions. You can find out what they need. Do they...
Careers and the Corporate Ladder
For years, the corporate ladder has been used to describe the climb of an individual’s career. You move from independent worker to supervisor of a small team, to managing larger teams, and finally reaching the “top” of your organization or your area of...
Painting a Career
I came across a quote recently that I really connected with. “Life is like a canvas. It begins blank & every day is like another brush stroke. Make your life a masterpiece.” - Nadhuri This could be a wonderful way to think about a career. Imagine how much could be...
Consider a Haiku Journal
Keeping a journal isn’t for everyone. For those who do journal, there are a lot of different approaches. The Gratitude Journal. The One Sentence Journal. The Bullet Journal. Since today, April 17th, is National Haiku Day, you could give Haiku journaling a try...
Weekly PodList and Blog Recap – 4.15.23
Welcome to the Saturday PodList. This is the weekly post where I summarize several podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on the blog. Enjoy! PodList This week has six podcasts on the list – 3 short (<10 min.), 1...
Take a Break and Look Up
Today, April 14th is National Look Up at the Sky Day. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a break. You could spend 5 minutes today just quietly watching the sky. Take in a Sunrise. Or a Sunset. Or just watch the clouds roll by in the middle of the day. My Story I...
Where and When to Do What Work
Many businesses continue to evolve and learn the new world of hybrid work. Teams have proven for many years that on-site work works. During the pandemic, teams proved all-remote work works. Now, the challenge is to blend the best of the two and achieve...
Are Barnacles Holding You Back?
There was a concept from the book That Will Never Work by Mark Randolph the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. He incorporated a process in business that he called “scraping the barnacles off the hull. Background For those who aren’t familiar, barnacles are marine...
What is Balance?
As we think about the first quarter of 2023, it’s a great opportunity to reflect and consider what you want to shift for the remainder of the year. Often, when reflecting we consider two categories – work and home. What went well? What could have...
Encourage Writing
Today, April 10th, is National Encourage a Young Writer Day. When we think of writing, all of us may have different types of writing that come to mind. Fiction. Poetry. Journalism. Technical Writing. What may not come to mind is everyday life. We all write every...
Weekly PodList and Blog Recap – 4.8.23
Welcome to the Saturday PodList. This is the weekly post where I summarize several podcasts that inspired me throughout the week and give a quick recap of what was covered on the blog. Enjoy! PodList This week, four podcasts make the list. The first one is short (6...
From Want to Will
Yesterday, we covered the shift in language to change things you want to do from verbs to nouns. Instead of “I want to run more” you say, “I am a runner”. The subtle change is to shift your identity into that of a runner which will increase the likelihood that...