More Than A Paycheck

The one thing I hear from almost every person I talk to is that morale is so low, and teams are really struggling. It’s hard to keep doing your job when you feel like you have to drag yourself throug…

We all have areas in our life where we know our perfectionist nature is making things harder than they need to be. But at the same time, no one wants to be “fair” or “satisfactory.” So what do you do…

Anxiety is one of the most common feelings people say that feel daily. The American Psychiatric Association defines anxiety as a normal reaction to stress. IT’S NORMAL TO FEEL ANXIOUS. Okay, but now …

There are so many things happening to us all that are outside of our control. Bad managers, organizations without strategic direction, difficult people, layoffs, and scope creep to name a few. When w…

There comes a point where money, promotions, and increased scope no longer motivate you. It can be hard to know where to take your career when you still want to learn and grow, but area not sure what…

When we make a commitment to show up for dinner with our friends, we go. When we commit to delivering on a project at work, we do everything we can to make it happen. So why is it when we make a comm…

It’s natural to want to keep people around you happy. And we’re not here to create a bunch of jerks. But when we try to keep people happy, we often don’t tell them what they need to hear, and it keep…

A buzz word these days is imposter syndrome. It’s a feeling everyone has when they don’t feel adequate but believe they should. This week I’m talking about a different take on imposter syndrome. I’m …

A common question is if you should focus your time growing your top employees or your bottom employees. Malcom Gladwell gave a talk at a conference where he shared insight and data on a new way of lo…

Most of us know that to grow, we have to fail and make some mistakes. Learning to fail faster, more frequently, and forward is important. But what do you do when you don’t feel like you can fail and …

No one wants to be micromanaged. It’s not fun to have someone try to manage up and tell you want you want to hear. But it’s also easier than leading. As employees we’re desperate for good leaders to …

With so many companies on a hiring freeze or slowing down their hiring, it can feel like your career is on a freeze as well. When positions above you are no longer available and companies are lacking…

Chances are you can’t really remember the last time you were busy at work but not overly stressed. But did you know stress can actually be a good thing. In this Episode we look at multiple studies co…

When you car needs an oil change, more gas, or service on it’s engine, there’s a little warning light the comes on. The same thing is happening to each of us all day at work. There are red flag warni…

A COE is a correction of error mechanism. Its goal is to identify the real root cause of the issue so you can take action to prevent it from happening again. While COE’s at work often are an operatio…

It’s so frustrating when leaders tell you to “do more with less.” They want you to still reach goals but have pulled some of your best resources to do so. And then our brains tell us that if we don’t…

Words matter. What you say and tell yourself has feelings behind it. Words can trigger us. This week, we dive into 5 common phrases we all say that are making us feel terrible. Listen in and learn wh…

Think of something that you really want. Imagine what it would be like to have it happen. How would you feel? What would it be like? Join us this week as we dive into not only focusing on the end goa…

There are always going to be parts of work that are stressful and overwhelming. If it was fun and amazing all the time, we would never grow and feel accomplished for doing the hard things. But so man…

It’s so frustrating to work on a team that lacks a clear vision, get ambiguous feedback like “you need to be more strategic,” and constantly change priorities. When things are so up in the air withou…