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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.

What compels you to speak up? Examine your impulses to learn about the topics that matter most to you.

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.

Remove the word "just" from your vocabulary. "Just" conveys weakness, deference, and uncertainty. Shift your language to be clear and confident. Use tighter language to speak your truth.

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.

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.

Caring is one key difference between leadership and management. Nurturing soft skills matters just as much as driving tangible results.

Learn the power of self-advocacy at work along with some clear examples of what it is - and what it isn't.

Assessing Your Value by Pretending it's Gone: If you stopped doing what you're doing, what would be the impact? Who would care? Would you?

Exploring our relationship with ourselves, through discovery and self-reflection, will improve our relationship with everything around us.

Let's explore the balance between curiosity and credibility at work. Leaders can ask strategic, timely questions that inform, and empower.

Leadership isn't about a title - it's about authenticity, credibility & trust. Learn how to evaluate effective leaders with this framework.

Don't Let Ease Diminish Discernment: Beware The Perils of Heavy GenAI Reliance

Beware Goodhart's Law. Use the right metrics in the right ways to measure success more holistically, openly, regularly, and effectively.

Mindfulness makes us more strategic, intentional, calm, clear, and decisive leaders, communicators, and collaborators. Here's how.

On this World Literacy Day, let's reflect on the power of reading. Reading is a journey, an opportunity, an adventure, a risk, and a refuge.

Let's explore diversity of thought at work: issues with it, why it's so powerful, and tips & tricks to help leaders encourage more of it.

Let's talk about the importance of learning at work: what it is, who owns it, what it looks like, and how to improve opportunities to learn.

The power of curiosity is greater than you think. Questions are important, and they reveal more about us than we know. Learn more here.

Sports teach us lessons that apply in myriad ways. Let's explore Lessons from Boston Celtics' Banner 18: The Positive Impact of Sports.