Managing Grief
It took me a few weeks to finally put this down on paper. Everyone manages grief differently. Recently, I experienced unimaginable grief and had to find my outlet. Whether it’s the gym, music, or venting to a friend, we all cope differently. I write to express my emotions. Thinking and writing help me process my […]
The 360-Degree Review
So, it’s the first month after the end of the quarter, and you know what that means: it’s review season. For those of us with larger teams, this can be a grueling task sometimes. Not only do you have weekly 1:1s, but you are also completing quarterly reviews, and some are even annual reviews at […]
Honoring Commitments
Many of you know me through my writing, and I truly appreciate you tuning in each week. What I haven’t shared, is how much I love to dance. In fact, I take great pride in the type of friend that I am, and the way that I dance. I just love it. Almost as much […]
How We Treat Others
You can tell a lot about someone by how they treat others. I remember being at a conference and learning a strategy that we use in our organization even today—the best way to learn a person’s true self is to take them to lunch (or dinner – tomato tomato). You see, when you take someone […]
The Bare Minimum
I woke up this morning to a text from my husband. Sunny is usually traveling and I wake up to a Good Morning or Gratitude moment from him. This morning, I did get my good morning, but he also shared a link to a podcast he wanted me to listen to. It was about the […]
A Bump in the Road
If you have ever attended an event, whether it’s an industry conference or hosted seminars, they are often paid for by the vendors in the solutions pavilions. These organizations pay a small fortune to attend events, and for many, the events budget is probably only second to their labor budgets. They are a huge investment […]
Looks Can Be Deceiving
For many of us on LinkedIn, we’re ambitious, we have growth goals. Nothing wrong with that. We are constantly pushing ourselves to that next level, networking and making new connections, trying to make a name and place for ourselves. The only challenge, eventually, that takes a toll on us. While on the outside it may […]
Recognizing the Assist
For those of you who know me, you know that I am a diehard hockey fan. You see, I’m Canadian born and raised, and so while you may take the girl out of Canada, you definitely can’t take the hockey out of her blood. Whenever I travel to my hometown, I always try to take […]
I am More
I want to share the story of my Mom with all of you. This week is International Women’s Day and for many, that is a day to celebrate the successful women around us. So I want to celebrate my Mom, not because she is the CEO of some large corporation, but because she survived and […]
Choosing Words Wisely
It’s not fair. Sometimes us leaders are put up to a different level of scrutiny than a regular employee would. The words that we say, when we say them, the tone in which we say them – they all matter. One word can often be the difference in a productive conversation and a complete breakdown […]