Spontaneity only works because of the thoughtfulness underneath it. You are not choosing between control and surrender. You are building the discernment to do both at once.

How your personality shapes what you can (and can't) wee as a leader

When you receive an email or report from a direct report it's tempting to treat it as objective reality. But it's not. It's more like a painting than a photograph.

When your team is struggling, the problem is rarely who you think it is. Here's how thinking in layers (individual, team, organizational, environmental) helps leaders find the real leverage point.

Smart, motivated people fail to make lasting change all the time. Harvard researchers found out why, and it has nothing to do with discipline.

The advice to embrace good enough may only work if perfectionism is the problem. But many high-achieving women aren't running on fear, they're running on something else entirely.

I used to think my leadership challenges stemmed from personal shortcomings. That I wasn’t assertive enough. That I needed to work harder, know more, fix myself before stepping fully into my voice…

Here’s what I’m learning: We don’t build a better future by waiting until we feel hopeful. We build hope by experimenting as if the future we want is still possible.

The exhaustion, the overwhelm—it’s often not about what’s on your plate.

It’s about the story you’re telling yourself about what’s on your plate.

Many of the hardest problems—miscommunication, burnout, team dysfunction—aren’t problems you fix. They’re challenges you navigate.

Learn how to use the Eisenhower Matrix in order to reduce overwhelm. Also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix, this productivity and time management tool categorizes tasks into four quadrants based on their urgency and importance.

You know that optimistic feeling when you start a new self-help book or find a new tech solution you hope will solve all of your problems? 🌈 That.

When an adaptive challenge is involved, a technical solution won’t solve your problem - it can’t address the core issues causing your challenge and won’t bring about the impact desired. That’s why we need a different approach.

What if the typical way we approach goals is actually why you can’t seem to make progress on the goals that really matter to you?