This week, a Wall Street Journal article by Callum Borchers caught my attention. It focused on managing Gen Z in the workplace and featured Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and other sports leaders. The article suggests that the locker room is a helpful metaphor for understanding the values and expectations of today’s youngest workers. We […]
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A client recently asked me if I could conduct a workshop on “Saying No” for her staff. When we dug into the details, we uncovered something deeper: Her team, which serves internal customers, was saying yes to everything—handling every change request, accommodating every expectation, and stretching themselves thin. They rarely pushed back, fearing it might
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A few days ago, I had a conversation with a struggling colleague. He’s writing a book, and according to him, it’s brutal. Every day, he sits down to write, and every day, it drains him. “I’m committed to finishing,” he told me, “but it’s so painful. Sitting there, figuring out what to say, making it
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Okay, let’s go, Eagles!! I am rooting for Philly to win the Super Bowl on Sunday. My prediction? 31-23. I’ll also own that this is a classic case of Schadenfreude—I’m rooting less for Philly to win than for Kansas City to lose. Aren’t you tired of seeing Mahomes, Kelce, and Coach Reid in every TV
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When I first started writing Resilient Wednesday, a colleague sent me a note about nine months into the series, congratulating me on “finding my voice.” She said the writing finally sounded like how I speak, creating an authenticity that deeply resonated with her. Her words meant more than I could express. Finding your voice—whether in
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Jane Fraser will be the next CEO of Citibank. She is the first woman chosen to be the CEO of a major money-centered bank. A remarkable accomplishment that is well overdue given the remarkable experiences she’s accrued over the course of her career While we will all watch how she meets the challenges of banking
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Strategy Driven Leadership: The Playbook for Developing Your Next Generation of Leaders, I shared with you our “Career Success Formula.” In short, your career success is made up of all your Key Developmental Experiences (KDE’s), such as rolling out a new product and where you learned the essential skills or ]“Key Leadership Competencies” (KLC’s) that
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just three things we should tell folks about Pittsburgh—(1) how our history was rich with innovation and success, (2) how we’ve transformed our economic base from steel manufacturing to healthcare, education and energy and (3) how we are the world’s most livable city. While I loved the message that Bill was sharing with us, I
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was oversee their fiduciary responsibility, hire the Executive Director and perhaps help fundraise. They would attend an annual strategic planning sessions where they would conduct a SWOT analysis (identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) and come up with ideas on what the agency can do for the next year. Attending monthly or quarterly meetings
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