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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The importance of psychological safety.
I wish I'd had the words to describe this important state of being earlier in my career. So, for those who haven't yet paused to reflect on the importance of psychological safety, I hope this article provides helpful food for thought. What is psychological safety?...
When the sound of silence is… terrifying.
Ah, the sound of silence. It can bring to mind the tranquility of a peaceful lake or the stillness of a mountaintop view. At other times, it's a comfortable mantle that settles over our family as we contentedly read in the living room on a sunny Saturday afternoon....
Caringly Assertive… It’s not an oxymoron.
What's an oxymoron? Well, it puts two seemingly contradictory terms in conjunction, like "deafening silence," "definite possibility," or "act naturally." Along similar lines, the concepts of "caring" and "assertive" are often perceived to be at odds with one another....
A Jar of Marbles.
I recently heard this story from a friend. She entered a guy's office and stopped in her tracks when she eyed the massive jar of marbles sitting next to his desk. "What's the deal with the marbles?", she asked. Naturally. He told her he had filled the jar with 15,000...
Mirrors or Windows?
Are you surrounding yourself with people who are like mirrors or like windows? Mirrors reflect your image back to you, right? So, these are the people who show you and tell you what you want to see and hear. They reinforce your opinions and beliefs, but fail to reveal...
To be civilized.
Years ago, the anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. What do you think? Was it the emergence of hunting tools and cooking utensils? Or perhaps, indications of spiritual or religious...
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