I had an ah-ha moment last week, and I can’t take credit for it. It came from Shan Escobar, Director of Talent Development at CoVolt Power. She was one of our panelists at Time to Lead. The panel was focused on career development, and Shan said something that flipped the script on conventional wisdom: “It … Learn More
A client called me recently, still shaking. Mascara everywhere. She’d just been called into her boss’s office, where he informed her — at volume, with fist-on-desk percussion — that she wasn’t getting it, her thinking was dim, and an intern could’ve done better. Each insult came with a little crescendo, like he was building to … Learn More
“Can you help?” That’s how this whole thing started. A client – an oil and gas association – was hosting its annual conference, the intent was solid: build real relationships across the association. I was challenged to deliver a keynote not on leadership, but on the nuts and bolts of relationship building at events. This … Learn More
“Calm down, Mom.” I don’t know why my kids are always telling me to calm down. Maybe because I’m always excited by news, small or big. In this situation, I wasn’t going to calm down. My son and I moved this summer. As the NKOTB, he wasn’t sure how he’d measure up on the sports … Learn More
