Perfection vs. Connection
We work so hard to get it right. We agonize over our PowerPoint slides. We ensure that our data is rock-solid. We polish our pitch. Some of us are even lucky enough to have an entire communications team tirelessly crafting our messaging to hit every point and refute every argument, collectively aiming for perfection. Yet… […]
You Can Be a Positive Force
There are people who show up in our lives and change us for the better. We often don’t realize it when it’s happening, and we sometimes don’t appreciate it when we do. They shape who we are and who we will become. They don’t mean to have such a big impact – they’re just doing […]
Do You Really Want to Influence?
When I met Jessica*, I was immediately struck by her passion and clarity. She was a woman on a mission! She could see that her company was committed to doing things the way they had always been done, and that was causing the best-and-the-brightest to jump ship. As she explained it, people were leaving because they wanted to […]
Reclaiming Your Hero
When I was a little girl I wanted to be Julie Andrews playing Maria Von Trapp. It’s true. A bit embarrassing, but true. I didn’t want to be Maria Von Trapp – the real woman was a stranger to me. I didn’t want to be Julie Andrews, because to me, she was Maria (whoever this […]
