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Conduct Performance Reviews with Ease Using this Guide
Performance reviews don't have to be scary. Follow these tips to nurture a supportive culture, shift your mindset, and foster positive, forward-looking conversations.

Laura Hope Goldstone
3 days ago10 min read


Ease Into 2026 With These 2 Unconventional Methods
January doesn't have to be overwhelming. Ease into 2026 with these 2 unconventional methods. Following the Reflect - Choose - Organize - Solidify framework, one week at a time, will help you make the most of January and ease into 2026 in a way that is meaningful for you. You will emerge with a clear intention or theme that will help you navigate the new year in a way that aligns with your values, goals, and experiences.

Laura Hope Goldstone
7 days ago14 min read


5 Tips for Processing Your Emotions When Dealing with Conflict at Work
When a single moment from work sticks to you so deeply that you can't stop thinking about it, even while you're trying to do other things, it's time to do a little reflection. I put together a five-step reflective framework to help you process conflict and other emotional work situations with empathy, curiosity, and integrity.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Nov 22, 20259 min read


What Compels You to Speak Up? How Our Impulses Teach Us What We Care About
What compels you to speak up? Examine your impulses to learn about the topics that matter most to you.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Sep 26, 20256 min read


Zoom In: Learn Processes to Lead Better Projects
Infuse your project management with empathy, curiosity, and respect to be clear and concrete about a shared path forward. Learn processes and connect with people rather than adding undue pressure to project teams. Good results will follow.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jul 14, 20259 min read


The Impact of Values on Leadership: A Primer
The Impact of Values on Leadership: A Primer. Explore how values influence our leadership, how to identify where values show up in our leadership, and how to ensure alignment of values in our words and actions.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jul 8, 202512 min read


Focus On What Makes You Human
Explore the idea of "processes" as it they pertain to figuring out how we, as humans, operate, and how to be more human in the way we process our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and context.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jun 30, 20258 min read


Spring Cleaning for Our Lives
Spring Cleaning for our lives. When was the last time you reassessed your life? Let's go through a 5-step process to help you take a step back, cut out the bad, bring in the good, and set your life in the direction you want.

Laura Hope Goldstone
May 22, 20255 min read


Become Your Best Advocate - at Work and Everywhere Else
Learn the power of self-advocacy at work along with some clear examples of what it is - and what it isn't.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Mar 2, 202523 min read


Exploring the Company we Keep - with Ourselves! (With 4 Impactful Self-Reflection Exercises)
Exploring our relationship with ourselves, through discovery and self-reflection, will improve our relationship with everything around us.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Dec 5, 202412 min read


The Mindful Leader: How Mindfulness Enhances Our Presence at Work
Mindfulness makes us more strategic, intentional, calm, clear, and decisive leaders, communicators, and collaborators. Here's how.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Sep 27, 20248 min read


Content Framework: A Strategic Foundation for Content Writing
Use this content framework as a strategic foundation to improve your content writing and produce strategically aligned content every time.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jul 24, 20243 min read


The Power of Curiosity: Why Questions Sometimes Matter More Than Answers
The power of curiosity is greater than you think. Questions are important, and they reveal more about us than we know. Learn more here.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jun 22, 20242 min read


3 Communication Tips from Adam Grant's Keynote Speech at Voices 2024 Conference
Don't miss these 3 golden nuggets about communication - about opinions, disagreements, and overcommunicating, from an Adam Grant speech.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jun 18, 20243 min read


How to Identify and Address Lack of Motivation in Your Team
What do you do when your team members aren't motivated? Use these tips to identify and address a lack of motivation in your team.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Mar 22, 20244 min read


Why You Need to Document Your Strategy
Document your strategy to align teams, support collaboration, fuel communication, inspire creativity, and drive revenue.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Feb 13, 20245 min read


Super Bowl 2024: My 8 Favorite Ads and Why They Resonate
Do you love rating Super Bowl ads? Let's explore my 8 favorite commercials from Super Bowl LVIII (2024) and discuss why they resonate.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Feb 12, 20245 min read


Ready to Move Forward or Need More Information? Tips for Agile Decision-Making
How much information do you need before you make a decision? Learn how to move forward with "just enough" information for agile success.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jan 16, 20246 min read


Reflecting on 2023: 5 Lessons, 4 Quotes, 3 Books, 2 Accomplishments, and 1 Intention.
Here’s my review of 2023 – 5 lessons I learned, 4 quotes that resonated, 3 great new books, 2 accomplishments, and 1 intention for 2024.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Jan 10, 20248 min read


How to Captivate Your Readers: Quick Lessons from Marketing and Theatre
Marketing and theatre teach writers to consider their audience's perspective, lay out the story logically, and keep readers wanting more.

Laura Hope Goldstone
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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