One of my clients was recently surprised that I knew her superpowers without giving her an assessment or working with her 40h/wk (like her colleagues who worked with her for months or years to ID the same 3 superpowers). It's my job to figure this out! Here's how…

When life hands you lemons, you have lemons. And maybe that’s just OK.

As a leader, one of your most important jobs is to get people to listen to you so that they will take action. It’s hard to do and even harder to do when you’re remote and your team is distributed around the globe. Here are some tips.

If you want to save time and energy and ultimately create a vision and a plan that excites you more than a daunting goals list, all you have to do is write your story by starting at the end and working your way back. Here’s how.

All of my clients who ask work to financially support coaching get full support. Not just executives. Middle managers, too. All you have to do is ask. It sound daunting, but it’s totally doable. Here’s what I’ve seen work.

Most of my clients are people who don’t fit traditional models of leadership in tech. When they start working with me, they are competent as hell. But they don’t feel effective enough or like they get the recognition they deserve. Here’s why…and what can be done about it.

“When you look at people who are thriving in their jobs, you notice that they didn’t find them, they made them.”

— Ashley Goodall, senior vice president of leadership and team intelligence at Cisco

Have you ever wanted to do something and been paralyzed by fear or indecision because… what if?? That's a horror story that you’re telling yourself. And that’s ok! Look deep down into the depths of darkness and embrace what is holding you back. Doing so will not only be fun, but it will help you unlock insights that will help you move forward.

Something that I learned working for myself that also made my full time jobs better: create your co-workers and make your mentors. Curate you who want to hang out with, support, and learn from. Work isn't a solitary exercise. Having people to "co" with makes everything better.

Negotiating is hard. But it doesn’t have to be. Here is what I learned from some of the most accomplished, kick-ass women I have had the pleasure to work with.

Before you move onto your next year, quarter, project, or goals more broadly, stop. Take account of your past accomplishments so that you can build energy and insights for what’s next. Your brain will thank you for it.

Did you know that your brain thinks about your past, present, and future endeavors as a story? In that story, YOU are the hero, superpowers, kryptonite, and all.

This week, I had the honor of keynoting and teaching a series of workshops at the Capital One CML Digital Summit in Richmond, VA. Why story?

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