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My Most Confusing F*** Up I thought I had a great relationship with Marie. She had been in our office for just a few months, but I knew her in her previous role in a different office (which had some prestige to it). I thought we were friends who trusted and respected each other. We Read More
It was a Wednesday in the middle of May, and I was having a tough day. I was coaching brilliant CEO’s, leading workshop sessions with life-changing content and experiences, and meeting with the most dedicated team I’ve ever had. Sounds rough, right? Well – it was. And here’s why. I was also on day 52 of working Read More
In our last blog, we met Ashley – a senior manager at a fast-growing tech startup who’s dealing with an immature culture. Inside jokes, partying, and aggressive behavior from the dev team is affecting the entire company. Morale is low and internal conflicts are on the rise. Let’s follow Ashley’s story as she gets to Read More
Ashley is a senior-manager at a fast-growing tech startup and she’s got a problem… Employees keep coming to her complaining about the dev team. Comprised mostly of young males, this group of developers interacts with finance, communication, and many other departments. And a lot of the time, it doesn’t go well. The dev team seems Read More
Sarah started out at her company, an e-commerce retailer selling natural products, 15 years ago when the husband and wife co-founders were operating out of a garage. As their right-hand person, she’s been by their side through supply chain issues, massive technology improvements, economic highs and lows, and the dramatic growth of the natural products Read More
Nature vs. Nurture It’s easy to look at Elizabeth Holmes and fixate on the observable traits that make her seem odd. Her voice (is it naturally that low?), her big eyes (does she blink enough?), or her all-black wardrobe (copying Steve Jobs or is she really different enough because “he wore jeans”?) – it is Read More
As the court interviews citizens, looking to find impartial jurors in the case against Elizabeth Holmes, I wonder who they’ll select. The judgmental older woman, shaking her head in disapproval, thinking, “How could she do that?” The confused young man, wondering, “How could she keep the company operating for so long when the product didn’t Read More
As the CEO of a global technology contracting firm, you know culture matters. And in the last few years, you put your money where your mouth is – in a big way – working to create an effective culture at your company. One year ago, you hired Randolph as the new Vice President of Corporate Read More
Football season is almost here, and you know what THAT means at the office. People wearing team jerseys to work on Fridays, decorating their cubicles in team colors, ragging on each other in the lunchroom, and making bets on their favorite teams. You’re from New York and you’re used to people getting all excited about Read More
You just started a new job at a global events company, and you have a big task ahead of you. The company is growing and succeeding like never before and they have locations all over the country, with new offices coming online every couple of months. The problem is, it feels like 20 different companies, Read More