This photo was taken yesterday on the Adoption Day anniversary of my beautiful daughter Kenya. Today is Juneteenth. Both are important days to me as a transracial adoptive white Mother of an African American girl, and a Leadership Coach who teaches how to create inclusive collaborative teams and workplaces. In the anti-DEI era we are […]

Politics….what a polarizing word to even write (big long heavy sigh)…No matter what side of the fence you are on, we are all dealing with intense 24/7 news cycles, social media debates, and daily or hourly political changes and chaos. I was asked by a few leaders to write about this, and I’ve been procrastinating […]

I think everyone knows at this point the profound difference it makes if you have trust and psychological safety in your workplace. The challenging part as a leader is embedding it consistently in your culture. It doesn’t happen naturally on its own.  Us humans, we are funny like that. Whether you lead a board room […]

We all know misery loves company, that’s why we can’t wait to complain and vent to anyone who has ears to listen…or a social media account with a like button. But ya know what misery loves more than company? Change. We want out of that situation, job, dysfunctional relationship, toxic system or boss, or group […]

We are living in a disruptive, chaotic, state of change right now that has us swimming in a sea of high emotions, fear, anxiety and trepidation. We can be tempted to delay action on our big goals, or we get too worked up to know what to do, or we fall into despair because it’s […]

Ever have your kids say something that just stops you dead in your tracks because it’s so wise that you wonder who the adult parent is in that moment? That happened to me last night with my 11-year daughter when I was talking about the #1 reason why people do NOT reach their goals (and lamenting about writing this […]