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Hope for Unity in our 250th Year is Not Futile
By the time you open this email, we will have celebrated 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed and the United States of America was born. Did you enjoy a big celebration or a low-key one? In commemoration of this special year, we decided to vacation right here…
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5 Tips for Building a Personal BOA That Will Change Your Career
In my last newsletter (read it here), I shared why every leader needs a Personal Board of Advisors (BOA), drawing from my work and the article I wrote for Chief on this very topic. We covered the three powerful benefits of a personal BOA: it makes leadership less lonely, it provides access, accountability, and awareness, and…
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Benefits of Having Your Own Personal Board of Advisors.
Here’s a question that comes up almost every time I kick off a new leadership coaching group and ask why they are here: “I mentor a lot of people. But who mentors me?” I’ve heard it from my individual coaching clients, the high-achievers who have spent decades lifting others and yet…
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The Business Case for Mental Health + 5-minutes That Saved A Mental Life
We are halfway through May, and no doubt it’s an especially busy time for working parents. You may be engaging in end-of-the-school-year activities, college graduations, summer vacation planning… and more. Yet your work stress isn’t magically taking a break to accommodate, is it? So how’s your mental health and the…
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How to Watch for Organizational Burnout During Mental Health Awareness Month
May is one of my favorite months of the year, for a number of reasons, but especially because we celebrate mothers, and we raise awareness about the importance of mental health. I did a search on what else is ‘celebrated’ in May and learned it is packed with recognition and…
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Stepping Off the Treadmill to Govern Ungovernable Change
When I introduced the topic of “ungovernable change” in my last email, I promised to elaborate on what research firm Gartner notes as the 4 factors creating it and the 3 strategies for routinizing it. I read about Gartner’s four and three from a recent HBR article on why keeping up on the…
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Four Factors That Make Change Harder Than Ever
April begins the change to a new quarter and a new season with spring just around the corner. More change. Always change. In fact, the previous emails I’ve sent about helping your team (and yourself) through change fatigue received such a large number of clicks, I’ve decided to add to the topic…
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Women’s History: Redefining Ambition and Success Across Generations
Welcome to a very “special edition” of my bi-monthly resource newsletter – published this week in honor of Women’s History Month. It’s also very special to me, personally, to be sharing this. In fact, I’ve never been more excited to share something in my decades long career as a working MOM.…
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What Limits Your Leadership Success? Change Beliefs to Change Behaviors
Q1 2026 is almost complete. How is this quarter shaping up for you, professionally and personally? If you’ve been following the Reflection Calendar, make sure to answer these questions before the end of the month: “What do I need to do to manage my personal growth and professional development more…