Last week I caught up with Theresa Spearing of Catskill Candle Company. Theresa and I worked together a few years ago. She’d been working in fragrance development at a major beauty brand and had a dream of launching a line of candles. Like for many, the pandemic set the wheels in motion. What struck me most …
Last week I met with the board of an industry association who’ve asked me to deliver a talk on engaging their remote teams. Seems that people are attending meetings with cameras off. Also not responding in meetings because they’re actually on mute and taking a phone call (or in the bathroom, or at the grocery …
A while back, several members of a team I was coaching had an issue with the same person. They told me about the person’s frustrating behavior, how it was stressing the team and how it was making them look bad to other departments. Sounded cringy. I could see how the situation was making them avoid …
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This week a client told me, “Sometimes I’m nice to my team, not because I want to, but because I know they’ll be more productive. It feels manipulative,” she added with a coy smile. And then I said, “Here’s a secret. From that perspective, leadership IS manipulative. And that’s OK!” We hear a lot about …
A while back I was coaching a team that was not listening to each other. The boss kept saying, “Things are great! We have a tough spell week before last, but the team rallied and we’re good!” The team’s deadpan faces didn’t look that good. I could see them IM’ing each other and chuckling, doing their …
What comes after the Great Resignation? Onboarding all the new hires. According to “The First 90 Days,” a disturbing proportion of new hires don’t make it. That means that every person you lose could take more than one replacement before you find a fit. Recently a client, whose team is covering extra work because …
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Last week my friend Karen Sachs and I had a trunk show to present her new line of handbags. We had a pretty small turnout, so I should have been disappointed. But somehow I didn’t feel that way. Why? This article on behavioral activation might explain it. Sometimes just doing something, especially in the direction of what you …
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Last week my friend Karen Sachs and I had a trunk show to present her new line of handbags. We had a pretty small turnout, so I should have been disappointed. But somehow I didn’t feel that way. Why? This article on behavioral activation might explain it. Sometimes just doing something, especially in the direction of what you …
We’re strung out. Restless + Burnt Out = Strung Out. I’m seeing it everywhere. With my clients, in conversation with my colleagues. There’s a desperate feeling that people so want to move on, but the energy to do it isn’t quite there. Thing is, if you keep pushing, which is what the forces around you …
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Last Saturday my husband and I ventured out into 11 degree cold to attend an event that turned out to be canceled. Leaving the venue, my husband paused on the sidewalk to track down the email that confirmed the cancelation (it was in junk mail). As I stood shivering, I half noticed a classic sad …
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