
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

We keep confusing polite with professional—and nice with kind. But they’re not the same. And in that mix-up, we’re losing the very friction that drives teams

There’s a lot of talk about impostor syndrome. At first, I felt out of step with the conversation because, in my mind, impostor syndrome was a

We often think we’re masters of disguise, carefully concealing our inner thoughts and feelings behind a mask of composure. As leaders, we might believe we’re successfully

We offer a simple post to remind each of us of the profoundness of the mindful breath and pause. As the year comes to a close,

It’s that season again. We’re inundated with commercials showing the fun and joy of families celebrating and eating together. The message is clear that Thanksgiving and

If friction creates the traction that keeps our tires on the road, why do we avoid the benefits of friction in our teams and organizations? Why