Some artisans deliberately put a flaw into their creations. Why? To make things feel less precious, and to get their work across the finish line and out into the world. It makes me think of the process of writing my first…
Spoon theory – conceived by a woman suffering from Lupus explaining the concept of limited energy to a friend while eating at a diner – is the idea that you start each day with a certain number of spoons in…
Transforming your career is not something you can just think about and *poof* it happens. It requires incremental activity over a sustained period of time. The effort required is easy to overlook and discount, especially in our instant gratification culture.…
The path to career agility and fulfillment is there for the taking, but you have to proactively step into it to access it. Especially if you are a pragmatic person or a bit more on the reserved side, it can…
Watch the LinkedIn Live video here. Just like the second act of a play comes after the intermission, a second-act career typically follows a wakeup call. This personal galvanization point may result from a life event — a divorce, empty…
It was amazing to talk with Amy Cuddy last month about presence. She threw down the gauntlet almost immediately by telling her elevator pitch story about how she crashed and burned when in a high-pressure situation where she was asked…