
Navigating Holiday Conversations with Fruitful Friction®. Five Tips.
Holiday gatherings are wonderful and stressful — often at the exact same time. (Note: I always write with em dashes. As a voice-over actor, I hear the flow of the conversation and

Holiday gatherings are wonderful and stressful — often at the exact same time. (Note: I always write with em dashes. As a voice-over actor, I hear the flow of the conversation and

Change is constant, and it’s accelerating. In the last year, I’ve worked with leaders navigating mergers, layoffs, restructures, hybrid workforce shifts, generational transitions, and the tidal wave of AI reshaping how we

Everywhere we turn, noise floods our minds. News alerts ping, the stock market jitters, ads insist we’re not enough, and even our “breaks” are crowded with

As an executive coach working with leaders and teams, I’m concerned about a troubling trend I’ve been running into more often. The drive to protect jobs

Let’s Rethink This Popular Body Language Myth You’ve seen it. You’ve probably done it. Someone crosses their arms in a meeting, and the room immediately assumes:

The Self-Awareness Gap in Leadership Again, I find myself writing about self-awareness. Because it keeps showing up on the “missing” list. I sit in rooms with

“Be calm.” Or worse: “Calm down.” On the surface, these words seem wise. Grounded. Responsible. They sound like something a steady, successful leader would say. Except

Who’s Changed You? What coach, teacher, or mentor said something specifically to you, and it changed how you live, work, and move through the world? From