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 […]
Sponsorship For Women: How To Find One and Engage With Them
Nowadays, you’ll find there are more women in executive roles. Career Addict listed 16 of them in their article Top Female CEOs: The 16 Leading Women of Business in 2019. But even though women have held executive roles for years now, it hasn’t been as easy getting there as it has been for their male […]
Friday Confession 15: This Pandemic Is Creating Latchkey Kids
“One moment honey, mommy is on the phone.” How many times have you had to blow your kid off during this pandemic while working from home with little to no childcare? I for one have lost count. Seems expectations are that you attend meetings as normal, which can be back to back. And to be […]
Working From Home With Kids During The Pandemic? Cut Yourself Some Slack!
Let’s just start with this statement: this is a mom guilt free zone. Two weeks ago I received a text message from my nanny. She couldn’t work for me anymore because her parents would not let her due to the pandemic. This was the day before she was supposed to watch my little one for […]
How To Show True Leadership During A Crisis
I hope you and your family are safe, staying home and staying healthy! For the past several months, our world has been topsy-turvy and our new normal is taking some time to adjust to, like working from home. Many jobs have transitioned to a remote position, leaving leaders to get creative when it comes keeping […]
5 Ways To Opt Out Of Low-Value Work Assignments
Have you ever had your boss “invite” you to be a part of an “important” initiative that made you feel uneasy? Usually accompanied with that sinking feeling, “I am going to give my time and energy to something that is going nowhere.” We have all been pulled into extracurricular, low-value teams that don’t have clear […]
5 Nursing Tips From A Working Mom Who Travels Internationally
Nursing your baby after returning to an executive career can be a real challenge, especially where international travel is involved. I met an amazing woman, Amy (not her real name) who against all odds continues nursing her 12 month despite being back at work for five months. As someone who after returning to work but […]
