Try It Anyway: Why Discomfort Is a Sign of Growth

A friend asked me to present her conference workshop because she was terrified to do it herself. I told her

Mixed Messages at Work: You Can’t Hand Over the Keys and Grab the Wheel

A leader told his team to own a project, then took every decision back in the same phone call. Here’s what mixed messages at work do to a team, why they hit early career employees hardest and how to ask for clarity.

Over Apologizing: How Many Times Did You Say Sorry Today?

How many times did you say sorry today? How many were yours to own? Over apologizing feels like good manners, but it hands other people's feelings to us and lets the real owners off the hook. Here's how to tell the sorry you owe from the sorry on autopilot.

When a Job Offer Sounds Better Than It Pays

An exciting title and a five dollar an hour reality taught one new grad why learning how to read a job offer letter matters before you sign, not after.

Gen Z Work Readiness: What Nobody Told Them

Fewer teens hold a job today than at any point since the late 1970s. This drives the Gen Z work readiness gap more than attitude does, and here is what leaders and young workers can each do about it.

Call, Text, or Email? Why the Platform Is Part of the Message

A missed message on the wrong platform taught one leader a lesson about workplace communication etiquety. Here's how to choose between a call, a text, and an email, and get the wording right too.

A Digital Detox for Leaders: What Happens When You Leave Your Phone Behind

You reach for your phone in a meeting and it isn't there. New research shows why this panic is so common, and why a real digital detox for leaders has to start with removing the trigger instead of trying to out willpower it.

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