The Present
I launched this site in the midst of my “professional halftime,” in Fall 2019. After 20+ years in the corporate world, I took the summer off to invest in my family (last year, we moved back to the States after eight years in China) and to write a book.
As I move out of my professional halftime, I’m excited to embark on my next journey. As of 9/9/2020, the book is available for pre-order and my new job starts at McCann China.
Click below to join my on my journey or for more information on the book or what I will be doing at McCann.
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We might impress with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.
Throughout our careers, we invest to identify our strengths via assessments like Myers-Briggs or StrengthsFinder. And it’s certainly helpful to know what we’re good at, to define the context in which we thrive. Yet, while we might impress with our strengths, it’s...
Will inspired me to write the book.
Will inspired me to write the book, The Spare Room. While providing this enormous affirmation, he also changed the way I saw myself as a leader. We recently reminisced about that life-changing conversation on Will’s podcast, Elevation Barn. The life-changing...
3 tips to creating a human-first culture.
I recently spoke with Shawn Nason on his podcast, the Combustion Chronicles. As someone who lives in the world of human-centered design, he is a joy to speak with, and he asks great questions! In fact, at 7:37 of the podcast, he inquires, "What's your advice to...
University of Rochester Alumni: Face to Face
Shared my experiences with cross-cultural team engagement, innovative brand building, and authentic leadership. Watch the recording of the University of Rochester event here.
Purple hair and ocean plastics.
I recently spoke with Michael Sherlock on her podcast, Shock Your Potential. Michael reflected that your Social Legacy is simply an extension of your value system (at 6:25). How true that is! In fact, I believe you're positioned to make the most meaningful difference...
How negative capability can help you innovate.
John Keats, a well-known poet, coined this phrase in a letter back in 1817. He defined negative capability this way: “When a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.” What Keats is...
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