by | | Creativity, Practices for You, Productivity
Tyrannical urgency The grip of getting things done, fast and with efficiency is a strong cultural norm in our world of work. It describes a world of performance, ambition, and prestige. The performativity of our professionalism is bound to our sense of self,...
by | | Navigating Uncertainty, Personal Fulfillment, Practices for You, Resilience
The cost of bracing Are you in the midst of massive change- one that’s visionary and maybe even confusing? It could be a cool project, scaling up a business, or fundamentally re-orientating how you live life. Either way, you’re likely in new territory. And...
by | | Personal Fulfillment, Practices for You, Self Awareness
You really have two choices. To harden or open up and grow. Of course between these two polarities, there are hiccups and swings. But let’s not kid ourselves. The upcoming decade of 2020s will yield some of the most challenging and complex problems of our...
by | | Career Change, Confidence, Emotional Agility, Personal Fulfillment, Practices for You
Confused? I’ve got to admit something. It’s the end of the 2019, and I feel like I should talk about accomplishments and celebrations. But I’d rather talk about the experience of confusion and what it means. If you don’t know me, I have big (old) news. I...
by | | Emotional Agility, Practices for You, Self Awareness
An Open Letter to Excitement Heya Excitement (“You”), I hope you don’t mind that I’m addressing you publicly. You’re the type of emotion that doesn’t seem to mind. You go by these: magnetic. effervescent. dynamic. enthusiastic. giddy. Words big enough in meaning...
by | | Culture Change, Practices for You, Success
The World’s To-Do-List I just spent three days with change makers from Canada’s north at the She/Ze Leads the World Summit. There, we were encouraged to rethink how to create the world we want. Rethinking mindsets, business and finance models, networks, and radical...
