Leading Remote Teams with Intention

Leading Remote Teams with Intention

In 2007, I inherited a blended team, long before COVID normalized remote and hybrid teams. Some of my team members worked together in the same office, others worked remotely in different states (and time zones). On my first day, I was given very clear direction:...
Leading through Uncertainty

Leading through Uncertainty

I will never forget the day I learned that our largest client was leaving. This wasn’t a small account. It represented 75% of our revenue. The kind of loss that makes your stomach drop and your mind race ahead to worst-case scenarios. Will we be facing layoffs? Will...
Stop Rewarding Exhaustion

Stop Rewarding Exhaustion

There was a time in my career when working 70–80 hours a week felt like a badge of honor. I was leading, delivering, responding, and fixing. If something needed to get done, I did it. Nights. Weekends. Vacation days. For a while, I told myself it was just a “busy...
What “Next Note” Will You Play?

What “Next Note” Will You Play?

I was recently reminded of this great quote by the jazz legend Miles Davis: “If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.” None of us gets it right all the time. We all hit the wrong note now and then—and thankfully,...
Leading Brilliant ADHD Minds

Leading Brilliant ADHD Minds

Early in my career, I had the privilege of managing a highly talented woman who had ADHD. She was brilliant — creative, driven, innovative, and full of ideas. She saw possibilities others didn’t. She connected dots faster than most people in the room. And yet… she...