Not everyone would appreciate four people and a baby dropping in on them after a day at the spa, but we knew that Kristen would be thrilled. And we were right!

Today, my life looks nothing like I thought it would and everything like I hoped it would.

We have to give ourselves permission to experiment with this new phase of work and to learn from it together as a team.

“I only know these things because I screwed all of them up. I learned how to lead by learning how not to lead.”

The author believes we are all creative, and we are all artists. We just have to learn how to harness that creativity and the artist inside each of us.

What’s something outside of your control that you wish could be different?

We can’t control the obstacles that might get in our way and disrupt our plans, but we CAN choose how we react to them.

I’ve been working on my second book for a couple of months now, and already, it feels so much different than it felt to write my first book–in the best way.

The authors came up with a list of qualities of what they call “corporate mystics,” or leaders who are grounded in vision, integrity, and intuition.

I had a super important ah-ha in a recent coaching session that showed me–once again–that your journey as a leader is never over.

In the world I envision, each of these 34 wishes becomes the new normal . . .

Here’s the most important thing I’ve learned about leading a feedback conversation: No matter how much trust you have as a team or how long you’ve worked together, it can still be hard.

Stories that show our humanity can help us connect and start to build trust with people we don’t know.

I can recall many meetings in the past where I’d explain an idea or challenge and then turn it over to the team by saying something like, “What ideas come to mind?” only to be met with . . . crickets.

I wanted to avoid making that mistake this time around, so I asked myself: Why had I really chosen this goal?

What can you do today to show up with more empathy and understanding?

As I prepare for our last team meeting of 2021, I thought it would be fitting to share my reflection with you because . . . what a year!

Through my own journey of resisting it all, I’ve learned that change only becomes more painful when we look the other way.