First Draft Thoughts Welcome
It’s two hours after a meeting and the words finally arrange themselves in your mind. You were quiet during the discussion—not for lack of ideas but for worry of getting the words wrong. Ah, that’s what I should have said. Sound familiar?
Whether…
Dare to Ask.
A friend of mine is an advertising executive responsible for art directing several well-known and well-loved consumer campaigns. Over the past 2 decades, her work has moved millions of people to action, in support of dozens of brands and causes.
In…
Putting People First: Mental Health in the Workplace
When you think about cultivating an equitable and a mental health supportive workplace informed by your team, what comes to mind? Does it feel attainable? Is it intimidating?
Next month, I’ll celebrate my one-year work anniversary…
Systems Won’t Change Until People Do.
Not too long ago, I was working with an executive who believed her team didn’t need her anymore. She wanted so badly to engage her colleagues in critical conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion but she felt uncomfortable leading…
SIDEKICKS UNITE! The Power and Impact of Asset-Based Language
Does your organization have an important story to tell, but when you try telling it, you find yourself getting nervous over “getting the words right?”
At Mission Partners, we know the power of story. When told well, stories…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…