Society certainly has a way of playing a cruel joke on the smuggles. That would be those of us who are taking a higher moral ground about what we deserve. As a woman, I know I’ve certainly been a long-time trailblazer of what I expect in the workplace, and what I’ve been willing to fight […]
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Creating meaningful conversations around work situations. With enough interest, these might turn into community chats at a local coffee shop.
What Are You Afraid Of? #fearoffailure
A friend recently asked me the question, “what are you afraid of”? “Losing everything”, I said. As I think about my response, I think about how failure is inevitable as an entrepreneur, and yet we can still avoid losing everything if we proceed with caution and exercise calculated risk. Sometimes when we are focusing too much […]
Lopsided Loyalty
I was scanning my instagram feed when I saw a picture of something that triggered work-anxiety. My past client posted an image and it reminded me of my lopsided loyalty. It’s clear now that it was one way – not balanced. And I was immediately flooded with sadness. Holding back tears, my voice was gruff as […]
Vulnerability and Women
By Agent M1 on June 20, 2016 in Fireside Chats, Gender Equity, Riffs & Ideas, Weekly Survival, Work Life Balance
I just had an epiphany, and it hit me square on the head. This scenario was right in front of me the whole time and I never saw it. If you’re familiar with my blogposts, you’ll know I’m a huge proponent of being human as a leader. I define being human as being kind, being humble or […]
#ImpressionManagers
As a consultant, working with a final decision maker is a hell of a lot easier than someone who is fulfilling a role of authority, but isn’t really empowered. How can it be that someone can be deemed responsible, but really isn’t? It happens all the time. I posted earlier about how some project managers are glorified […]
Trust vs. Confidence
In an earlier blog post, we waxed poetic on the topic of trust. In this post, I want to cover what I believe is often confused between trust and confidence. If I trust you to catch me when I fall, I still might question how well you hold on to me, or if my size can […]
Navigating Trust, A Fae Tale. #randomthoughts #poetryofwork
Trust has many stages of development. At birth, its new and pure. Easy to feel or touch and believe in but small. As a toddler, it grows bigger and stronger, becoming more stable or grounded with every step, yet it’s still not mature. But in its teenage years, it starts to flounder with depth. Still easy to come […]
#RockBottom #learningmoments #sethgodin
Sometimes it’s necessary to hit rock bottom in your career. Hopefully you can avoid it in your life, and you don’t get the two confused. Because life matters. Your career…? Meh. If it’s your life’s work, and truly meaningful for a greater audience, then I suppose it’s acceptable if you feel your career rock bottom […]
#GoodEnergyMatters
Good energy matters, in order to make magic. And isn’t that the goal in life? Companies are constantly striving to make magic with their products and services. Innovating and creating newer, shinier, more compelling objects or offerings. So what happens when energy goes from light to dark? That’s where we look to our cultural heroes, like […]
Being Accountable to Society #legos #collectivesociety
Sometimes when I think of the many ways we can teach our children to be better humans, I wonder how translatable it is to adults and society at large. And then I think that maybe telling a story through the eyes of a child could help create empathy for adults. Maybe? I have this (I […]
