Clarity Conversation:  Camera Ready Makeup by Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artist Sue Perez In “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,” expert Robert Cialdini calls out “liking” as a major tool of influence. Whether we like it or not, first impressions go a long way. Makeup is not about looking super glamorous or intimidating. On the contrary, […]

Last Tuesday I got several texts from friends saying, “Thinking of you. You OK?”  When I called them back, I said, “Wow, the new must be looking bad!” and we had a laugh.  Sure enough, the news was dire for NYC.  Luckily, New Yorkers have lived through a lot in the last 20 years.  But […]

Even before Covid19, it had been a tumultuous time for me.  After an intense few months, I lost my mother at the end of January. I’m sure I’ll have lots more to write about Mom. But for now, there’s something quite profound I want to share. Throughout this time, I found my energy waxing and […]

I’ll be honest. I have a child who gets on the New York City subway to get to school, and the Coronavirus news is getting to me. I have a brother-in-law who is an epidemiologist, so I call him to get talked down from the ledge. But a mother’s worry can easily outpace reason when […]

Do you have members of your team who don’t get along?  Maybe there’s someone who drives you crazy.  You deal with it by avoiding them, limiting what you say in meetings they’re in, venting to a friend or your spouse?  And you think it’s not costing you, your team or organization anything as long as […]

Super excited to have been interviewed by Emma Beutel of Inverse.com. It seems that burnout is a big focus this year. Take a look:  https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/avoid-burnout

Free Webinar: The Confidence Toolkit, February 12th, 6:00PM. Sign up here. A while ago I asked a group of professionals what they were dreaming about, and what would be possible if they made that happen. The answers were mostly around: Getting to the next level (without it being so hard) Being recognized for work that they […]

I had a client — I’ll call her Lucy.  She was super bored in her job and desperately wanted a change, something challenging. Work was feeling like a chore and Sunday nights were giving her the bad kind of butterflies. Lucy had had some difficult feedback around one interaction with a colleague. It felt like she […]

A while ago I asked a group of professionals what they were dreaming about, and what would be possible if they made that happen. The answers were mostly around: Getting to the next level (without it being so hard) Being recognized for work that I enjoy I can be authentic at work Having work/life balance […]

I had a client — I’ll call her Lucy. She was super bored in her job and desperately wanted a change, something challenging. Work was feeling like a chore and Sunday nights were giving her the bad kind of butterflies. Lucy had had some difficult feedback around one interaction with a colleague. It felt like […]