Several people have reached out to me on Linked In asking for advice on how to start a non-profit. While I don’t know most of them, when I have a few moments, I will sometimes take a quick call. What I generally discover is that people don’t really want advice on starting a non-profit –… Read More
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Freaking Out? Stop and Breathe
I spend a lot of time in airports these days. A lot of time. More time than I thought I would after starting my own company seven months ago. The good news is that all this travel is paying off for the business. We are growing, adding clients, having fun, adding new people. We have… Read More
7 Things Your Boss Wants to Tell You
Recently, I read the following post from an employee on an employer review site, which left me sad and frustrated: “Leave the executive suite – learn what people in every city, every building, every office, every department and every shift do, who they are, etc. Periodic surveys and town halls are not enough to give… Read More
Career Advice from a Millennial and a Gen X
My son started graduate school this month, and I couldn’t be more elated and proud. It’s another milestone in his career and for me, a full circle moment. You see that’s him climbing the walls at my own college graduation. Even then, he knew there was more out there, and he was aiming to get… Read More
Balance? Is There Such a Thing?
Balance. Everyone wants it, but does anyone have it? Everyone I know seems to be talking about it. It’s a topic that never goes away and it’s the topic people most want to talk about in my mentoring sessions. Articles and books and blogs shout: Put down the technology! Get back to basics! Limit the… Read More
The 3 Cs for Successfully Moving Forward
Are you where you thought you’d be midway through the year? I know I’m not. I am not certain of my future. I didn’t plan to be unemployed. I didn’t plan for my senior level position to be eliminated without warning. I didn’t plan to find myself in this uncertain place of transition. Sitting in… Read More