Feb 262 min read
The Defeated Season
What’s the opposite of UNDEFEATED? This season, five 7-year-olds (my son, Liam, included) who would not have gotten much better playing...
Jul 8, 20231 min read
Upcoming Inclusive Leadership Webinar
You don't need a C-suite title to be a leader. Whether you're leading a team, a project, or even a meeting, Inclusive Leadership is a...
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Redefining the Role of the CFO
One of the best parts of my job is getting to work with so many growing companies and finance leaders, all doing things differently -...
May 1, 20221 min read
A Necessary PTO Recharge
Last week, I had the best week of PTO in my career...ever. I’d be lying if I said I did no work, but tallying an ~hour total for the week...
Apr 2, 20221 min read
North Carolina's Remote Work Force
There are still a lot of people nervous to over-commit, and it is probably keeping more people home than you’d imagine. People do not...
Mar 26, 20221 min read
Diversity Performs
Investing and succeeding in diversity, equity, and inclusion (#DEI) is crucial for the long-standing success of organizations. Leaders...
Mar 19, 20221 min read
Trends in Transformation
Which strategic priorities are taking centerstage for your teams? Vaco and MorganFranklin Consulting recently surveyed 160+ industry...
Dec 21, 20191 min read
The Self-Promotion Gap
A troubling stat recently published by the Harvard Business Review, when looking at the gender gap in self-promotion, with men rating...
Dec 14, 20192 min read
Avoiding Group Negativity
Negative-toned messaging to a group can be demoralizing. One of my former coaches had very little to say when asked what I needed to do...
Jul 13, 20191 min read
Feedback Check
"It's difficult to give you feedback because you don't receive it well." I've felt this before, and I'm sure this isn't foreign to most...
Feb 9, 20192 min read
Dear Procrastinator
Dear Procrastinator, You get things done at the very last minute, without much time to spare. You are often frantic and may lack the...
Sep 22, 20181 min read
Upward Management: Who's the Boss?
We talk to a lot of people ("a lot", of course, in Jim Carrey “Dumb and Dumber” voice). A consistent theme we hear from professionals is...
Mar 10, 20181 min read
Empower Employees
Interesting read on empowering employees linked below. While not surprising that empowered employees perform better, are more satisfied...
Mar 3, 20181 min read
Learning from Millennials
I often hear hiring managers speak in relative disgust about the issues with millennials in the workforce - lazy, entitled, job hoppers...