At the end of a recent podcast interview, the host asked, “What is the number one leadership principle you live by?” Without thinking, I said, people really are doing the best they can. I call it The Best Principle. As he repeated my words, I could sense that a part...
Irritation washed over me yesterday afternoon as someone at my gym insisted that I wear a facemask. “Doesn’t she know that you don’t have to wear a mask if you’re exerting yourself?” I wanted to scream out, as if I even understand the current rules. “Besides…” I...
It was a Thursday evening toward the end of January 2022, Yvette and I were sitting across from one another, preparing to enjoy one of our favorite meals out. It had been weeks of trying to come to terms with the progression of her father’s cancer. We needed a change...
A few years ago, the pain of loss was monumental in my life, and I was barely hanging on. Each trip to the gym and grocery store were fraught with fears… “Can they see that I’m not okay?” “Do they care about me?” “What am I going to do if I have a full-on panic attack...
Twenty+ years ago, I walked into Phyllis Endicott’s office asking for help in dealing with a teacher whose process was not working for me. Phyllis was responsible for the Challenge Program, a specialized program for students who didn’t quite meet the academic...
Reduce the stress on your team, increase employee satisfaction, and free up your time to do other things by increasing psychological safety. This is the third part of a 3-part series, offering you practical tools for increasing psychological safety. What is...
