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One epic motorhome trip: two important lessons in strategic planning (that also apply to business!)
Twenty-five states, six weeks, one couple and their five-year-old traveling from Washington to New York and back in a motorhome. Crazy, right? My inner voice agreed with you entirely. Yet, somehow I heard my outer voice telling my husband: “let’s do it!” He was...
Don’t be a blooper: Zoom Etiquette in the age of COVID-19
Zoom Etiquette: The basics you need to know when participating in a video conference zoom: verb - to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound. Suddenly, despite having nowhere to go, we’re all “zooming”. Yes, thanks to COVID-19, the word “zoom”...
Leadership and communication in the time of COVID-19.
We’ve never known a more uncertain time — politicians of all parties, of all nations, are floundering. The “facts” change daily. We’re bombarded with theories, projections, and hypotheses. It’s in times such as these that we turn to our leaders for answers. We expect...
Did the world need a time out?
Picture the scene: I’m in the middle of an 8-hour “Building Trusted Teams” training at the Veterans’ Administration but have to give the class a 10 minute break so I can hop outside to my car to retrieve the power cord to my laptop. As I walk to my car and enter the...
Leadership is a Verb.
Leadership is a Verb. What makes a great leader? Look at any job advertisement or ask any HR professional and you’ll get a list that looks something like this: Leaders are responsible, experienced; they’re most likely college-educated. They’re great at communication;...
What an Escape Room Taught Me
What an escape room taught me about the value of collaboration, and some of the unexpected benefits of working within a diverse team.