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Are Your Managers Clear on Why Supporting AI Matters to Their Job?
It’s true! October is here and we are entering the last half of 2026. Is it me, or is time traveling at the speed of AI? Which is more than mega fast, as I’m sure you will agree! Over the past two months, I’ve been discussing Gallup’s research on Employee…
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From Disillusioned to Delighted – Four Ways to Build Employee Engagement
At the start of September I noted that over the next few months I’d be sharing a series of insights and ideas from Gallup’s newest employee engagement report. If you missed the “what to expect” email, you can read it here. Gallup’s global study uncovered why employees feel detached and…
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Are Your Employees Engaged or Disillusioned By Too Much Work?
It’s September – my favorite month of the year! Maybe because it’s my birthday month, or because the fall begins in September, as do lots of other things. Now that I’ve been able to manage my mental load by practicing what I preached in August, I’m kicking off the fall…
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Managing Mental Load
Here it is halfway through August, and I’ve only been able to produce one resource email this month because I’ve been busy managing my mental load. If you’ve never heard the term, you can certainly guess the meaning. Our mental load can get heavy at times – especially now that summer…
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Your Brain on Vacation: What the Research Actually Shows
I traditionally find the month of July to be ‘slower’ than normal as many clients take vacations to recharge, or enjoy a less-busy pace (at least in their personal lives). I recently took 5 days to visit Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons. I must say I’ve never seen…
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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…