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What Keeps People on Board

Content Warning: While not graphic, this article makes references to abuse.

Your phone is ringing and you see it’s an old friend. Someone you haven’t chatted with in a while, but who you’d once been … Read the rest

Why everyone’s not a manager (and that’s okay)

“How do you feel about your performance this past month?” A great way to start a check-in or one-on-one conversation. You’re inviting engagement, hearing what your employee thinks about what they’re delivering… … Read the rest

Why Ambition Without Realism Is Just Pressure With A Deadline

Have you ever thought about what it takes to put a man on the moon? I mean what it REALLY takes. I bet if we were to sit in a … Read the rest

A How-To Without Burning Bridges

The principle of boundary-setting has become a homing beacon to the millennial generation hoping to improve their relational surroundings and emotional health. People-pleasing is an issue that many people openly struggle with, and regardless of … Read the rest

The Hidden Dynamics You’re Pretending Don’t Exist

Think of a meeting you’ve sat through where the room is asking, “What are we going to do about ___ ?” A highly qualified professional on the team offers a thoughtful, intricate solution … Read the rest

Why Businesses Can’t Afford Emotional Math

Running a business is hard. Being a leader is hard. What complicates both of things, something smaller teams or small businesses are particularly at risk of, is relationship in the workplace. Most of us … Read the rest

For When You’re wondering if you belong

It’s been several years since it became a hot new word in our culture, but we live in a culture where we have a word, a verb, for doing difficult things, things we … Read the rest

Why Your Best Choice Isn’t Always Your First Answer

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” A phrase we’ve all heard throughout our lifetimes. Generally, this is taken to mean that when a situation becomes difficult, strong or … Read the rest

And Why “Good” Isn’t Good Enough

When you think of excellence in the workplace, what else comes to mind right after? I would argue many of us equate the idea of excellence in any category with overachievement, burnout, intensity, and … Read the rest

How the Best Keep Getting Better

The game of leadership, in almost any company, is invariably rigged against the masses. Every level one rises is one level closer to a bottleneck of positions – there are only so many at … Read the rest