I took a long break last summer, and I promised to follow-up on what happened with my experiment.    My last blog, which was too long ago, shared a personal decision to take 9 weeks off in the summer of 2022.  I shared that without a break, I risked my own health (sleeping, eating mindfully, managing...Read More

Five weeks ago, I embarked on an experiment to close my business for 9 weeks to take an extended break.  It is an experiment because I have never done this before, and I have no playbook for taking a sabbatical.In case you’re asking why I would pause all my client work, forgo income, and potentially...Read More

It’s the end of another year of constant change. We’ve got 2022 facing us quickly. Ever feel like the wheels keep churning and you’re in the middle of the wheel still trying to catch up?I had to do a little research for a presentation last month, and a shocking statistic jumped out at me: There’s...Read More

Nobody wants to hear about being slow these days. Everything and everybody are going fast,fast, fast. Deadlines, deliverables, agility, and efficiency are common vernacular in businessplaces today. And I get it, it pays to make things happen.The time that we are in (the VUCA world) requires something from leaders that may not be sofast –...Read More

Welcome to the new workplace, leaders. Some call it the ‘new normal’.  We all know – it’s already here.  If you’re planning for everything to go back to pre-Covid status, you’re perhaps in management denial? “Hybrid” is among the most common new word in organizational and culture development. The complexity and decisions that must be...Read More