The untold story

Life’s a report card. Success, failure, strengths, weaknesses – we grade it all. But here’s the question: Can we be as diligent with pluses as we are with minuses? Is our scorecard genuinely balanced? That of ourselves and even more with others....

The phrase that kills change

One phrase stands out as the signal to suggest change is not forthcoming and be prepared to do a small dance with excuses and disappointment. “I agree, but…” is the phrase that kills change. It’s the phrase that people use when they want to say...

As good as the tribe

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers, and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.” – Edmund Lee Have you ever noticed that the...

No more sorries

Oh, the overused “sorry.” We toss it around like confetti, hoping it’ll fix anything. But let’s face it, is it doing any good? Not really. Sorry, but it’s time to rethink our apologies and break this endless cycle. We say sorry for...

A seat at the table

We may think that the value of a meeting is the meeting itself. Yet, when we carefully assess what works, what is a point of contention, and the cause of meeting fatigue, it is an element that occurs outside the meeting.  If we fail to plan a meeting, why meet at all?...