3 Ways to Be Wiser
Did you know that being the smartest person in the room usually means you can process data faster than the group. Yet wisdom embraces not just intelligence but the virtue of reflection. Wisdom is the ability to make sound judgments based on knowledge and experience. And, it can [...]
The Changing Mother
My mother didn’t go to work when I was young. Instead she woke up early, made us a brown bag lunch, drove the carpool to school, and went home to clean the house, grocery shopped, and ironed my father’s button down shirts. By the time we got home, [...]
The Best Way to Make a Decision
A reader recently asked me what to do when you hit a fork in the road. "Pick it up" I told her, "and keep going." Every decision has a consequence but only one choice will keep you on course. It really is that simple, the hard part is [...]
If You Have Ever Felt a Little Broken
I recently heard about a Japanese art form called Kintsugi. Also known as the “golden repair.” Kintsugi is the art of restoring broken pottery with a bond made of powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of [...]
The performance review question you are never asked
Many of my clients are in the middle of performance reviews. You know the drill. Your boss calls you into the office and you awkwardly discuss your performance based on some kind of subjective rating system. In the review, you will likely be judged on the speed, quality and [...]
Doing It All…or Not
I am fortunate to work with many highly competent people. Most are well-educated and have been navigating their careers for sometime. Yet, because they do so many things well, they often diminish their greater contribution by taking on too many tasks to create smaller ones. […]