This week, I was feeling like I didn’t have much to say. And rather than post something just for the sake of posting, I thought I’d simply stay quiet. And then the lightbulb went on. Simply stay quiet. It’s a relatively simple action that is wildly underused in our...
When it comes to collaboration, meetings are still one of the very best tools we have at our disposal. Meetings bring people together. They make space for fresh ideas. And they light up pathways for progress toward shared goals. The good ones, that is. The less...
There comes a moment in every project when a leader needs to shift the direction from collaborating on great ideas to consensus on a decision point. When you’re managing projects and juggling everything from line items to launch plans, you’re likely experiencing this...
I’ve spent a lot of time in meetings. Who hasn’t? Most of that time was spent doing one of two things: 1) wondering what karmic debt caused me to be there or 2) praying for catastrophic internet failure. Sometimes both. Anything to make it stop so I could get back to...
As the year winds down and we give thought to retrospectives and reviews, many of us are thinking about how we can add value to our teams. How can we build strong teams without adding more to already full calendars? It’s simple and only requires two skills: ask good...
My friend Carla and I didn’t know each other when we landed in the same boat for an educator workshop. She was assigned to the front and I was the “meatball,” the endearing name given to the third person in a canoe who sits in the middle. I had a poorly timed shoulder...
