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Tackling Tough Feedback.

Have you ever found yourself in a position of needing to deliver feedback to an employee, a team, or a colleague, and clamming up at the idea of it? If so, you’re far from alone. According to a study published in the Harvard Business…

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Set Change.

Last year, Brian and I took the girls to see Once Upon a One More Time, a cheeky jukebox musical comedy set to the music of Britney Spears, in which a group of fairy-tale princesses make a wish for a new story. Cinderella and her tiara-wearing…

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Bit by Bit.

Have you ever told yourself that you were going to do something— maybe launch a new initiative at work, make something of that hobby you’ve always loved, or take on a lofty personal goal— but found that something gets in the way of your…

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Back and Forth.

This past weekend, my daughter Kate discovered an old camcorder in the back of our coat closet—the true relic of a time gone by. In it was still a tape, with an array of footage from long-ago vacations, work events, and right in the middle…

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Sacred and Taboo.

There’s a business book I love called Scaling Up Excellence. It was written by bestselling author Robert Sutton and his Stanford University colleague Hayagreeva "Huggy" Rao, who offer a course of a similar name at Stanford. I have referenced…

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Yes, and.

“Yes, and…” is the grounding tenet in improvisation, where participants are encouraged to accept and add on to their colleagues’ responses. This iconic duo of words may sound familiar to you, from a distant improv acting class or public…

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Change the Game.

The year was 1952. The Boston Braves had just purchased the Negro League contract of Hank Aaron from the Indianapolis Clowns. A game-changing moment in American baseball and civil rights that would lead to his remarkable 23-year career and cement…

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Test Your Boundaries.

When I was in my early 20s and navigating through the first years of my career as a PR professional, I remember very regularly (as in, nearly everyday) feeling that I had no idea what I was doing. There was so much on-the-job learning happening,…

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Do Something.

Charnice Milton was a young and passionate community reporter working for the Capital Community News in Washington, DC. On May 27, 2015, she was on her way home from covering a story when she was killed at her bus stop by a random drive-by shooter.…

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Wait For It.

Have you ever experienced a moment that made you feel strong, maybe even capable of great things? Perhaps it was a big goal accomplished, an affirmation from someone you admire, or a time when you helped someone who really needed it? This past…