If you are a busy mom like me with an intense work schedule and even more intense kid schedules, you have to prioritize. In terms of priority, the “me” items tend to drop off the list first. “I am going to make it to the gym today…but someone needs a ride somewhere, oh well maybe […]
Tackling Gender Imbalance In The Water Industry
I had the opportunity to talk with Tom Freyberg about the Brave Blue World project to talk about the goal to deliver water services throughout the world. And I got to talk about my personal story about how I went from a chemical engineer to a career I’m passionate about – water. It was also […]
My 10 Favorite Leadership Quotes To Inspire Women
We can all use a little inspiration every now and then. Especially my women counterparts in leadership roles who are jumping over hurdles to advance their careers. I read an article on Forbes about the biggest challenges women leaders face and I can relate to every bullet point. The ones that really hit home were: […]
Master Automation And Save Time With This Simple Tool
When you hear the word “automation” what comes to mind? Robots in an assembly line making cars? A server farm? A combine running through a field? Yeah me too. I bet things like laundry, communications to management and car maintenance did not come to mind. Guess what, you can automate those things too and when […]
Get The Most Out Of These Brilliant Tools To Communicate With Your Team
No one expected we would be going through a pandemic that would change our lives and that we would be working from home because of it. And yet here we are. The business world is like the entertainment industry. Regardless of what is going on around us, the show must go on. There are still […]
Five Ways To Make A Work Trip Not Become A Guilt Trip
Seth Rogan and Barbra Streisand co star in a 2012 film called The Guilt Trip. If you haven’t seen it the story is about a mother-son relationship that grows through the backdrop of a road trip. The doting mother puts her son on a pedestal while the son puts her down until he discovers she […]
The Time I Forgot To Play Tooth Fairy
Have you ever woken up in a cold sweat first thing in the morning with the realization that you forgot to be the Tooth Fairy? Talk about serious mom guilt! It’s so easy to remember being Santa or the Easter Bunny. But when it comes to the Tooth Fairy let’s face it, she is a […]
Friday Confession 16: I Think About Essentialism Every Time I Wash My Hands
Do you ever wonder if the universe might be trying to tell you something? Let me explain. A year or so ago a colleague sent me an email link to a YouTube video with this gentleman Greg McKeown doing a talk about “essentialism.” This Friday’s Confession is about essentialism and why I think about it […]
How To Make Your Virtual Meetings Productive
Being on month five of working from home I miss face-to-face team meetings. Grabbing a colleague and jumping into a conference room with a whiteboard for a quick brainstorm feels like a Luxury of the past. Every quarter our leadership team would find somewhere in the world to be in person and spend 2 to […]
Top 5 Tips for Parenting Kids With A Wide Age Gap
I have what feels like two generations of children. Two of my kids were born between 2001 and 2003. And the youngest was born in 2012. That 10-year age gap feels like an eternity in a world that moves at warp speed. Parenting the first two was a real eye-opener for me. I needed completely […]
