I may have watched too many doctor shows on TV.

TLDR: Confidence doesn’t come from already knowing you’ll succeed. It comes from trusting yourself to learn, adapt, and figure things out along the way. Throughout my life, I’ve discovered that the belief that I can lear...

Why is it so difficult to trust a process that's working? For many hyperachievers, especially those with a strong Controller saboteur, uncertainty feels like failure. In this post, I share a lesson from my coach training...

I discovered ten core disciplines that shape how leaders think, act, and influence others. From awareness and authenticity to confidence, presence, and energetic engagement, these disciplines develop the inner game of le...

Work does not need to be separate from enjoyment to be professional. Building friendships and creating moments of connection at work improves collaboration, communication, and retention. Drawing from Bonnie Hammer’s pers...

I’ve been there.

Spark Your Career Growth with Energy Leadership

Lie number eight from 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work claims talk is cheap. In reality, silence is expensive. This post explores why using your words is essential for career growth, especially for women balancing motherho...

What If Your Difference Is the Advantage?

This is the fourth lie in Bonnie Hammer’s 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work — and I’m sharing my take on each one. We all want to be judged on our character, our intelligence, and our results. But the truth is, people see u...

Mentorship is often romanticized as a guiding light for career growth, but not all mentors help you grow in the way you need. In this post — inspired by the third lie in Bonnie Hammer’s 15 Lies Women Are Told at Work — I...

Delegation is a game-changer—but let’s be honest, it’s also really hard. This blog unpacks why delegating is tough (hello, control issues and perfectionism!), how to shift your mindset, and how to improve the outcome aft...

Quick judgments and a limited view—fueled by bias—lead us astray. Using a Hawaii driving story, I show how a limited view causes mistakes and missed opportunities. The cure? Curiosity: ask “What else could be true?”, lis...

On my catamaran trip on the Napali Coast, I learned one important thing from the captain: know when to retreat and regroup. We headed against 8-15 foot waves with 20-knot winds. The customers were getting seasick, everyo...

Do you have too much to do and not enough time? Could you delegate some of this work and have more time to focus on what is really important?

It's all the rage! Authentic Leadership. Everyone talks about it. Everyone has an opinion about what it is and they're not shy about telling you how you need to change to become an authentic leader. So if everybody is ta...

A lesson to learn from CrowdStrike, the proud sponsor of system outages throughout the world,...

It is now almost halfway into July which means 2024 is half over. What were your goals this year? How did you do? What adjustments do you need to make?

Your manager or someone above you says “Nice job. Next time, <fill in the blank with feedback>”

Vacations are supposed to be for fun, but on my recent one, I also am going to blow you away with how much I learned that will help me evolve and grow just by paying attention. You might just learn a thing or two as well...