The first few weeks of 2021: A simple exercise that you can do to make a difference. Out for a walk on the weekend, I was thinking about the last few …
Purpose, Brains, and Stories of Hope
1. Purpose and Priorities Here’s a quick tip on how to focus yourself and your team on purpose and priorities during a crisis. 2. How to Get Brains to …
How to Influence Change: 6 Things NOT to Say (And What to Say Instead!)
As a kid who happened to talk a lot, (and now an adult who makes a living speaking), I’ve learned through trial and error, that when I use certain words …
#ChangeHack: Build Trust by Owning Your Mistakes
Think about your behaviors as actions, not as a part of your identity. What you do is not who you are. Actions can be changed. Who you are cannot be. There are few things …
6 Steps to Shape the Future of Work in Your Organization – MIA
In mid-March 2020, the comfort of ‘normal’ slipped away from us. Uncertainty became the norm, and we discovered that we are apprentices to change, not its masters. You’ve probably also …
#CHANGEHACK: Use Solution-Focused Thinking Instead of Problem-Based Thinking
Problem-based thinking is usually good to use in the short term. For example, if you’re in a leaking boat, the best way to solve the problem is to plug the …
4 Steps to Co-Create Change with Your Team
Like a snap of our fingers, the global health crisis caused ripples of change in businesses and organizations across the globe. One minute we were at our desks. Then next …
18 Tips for Successful Virtual Speaking, Webinars and Workshops
While I’ve never been one to prefer online to in-person, like many of you, I’ve had to adapt to leading sessions online. Here are some of my tips from speaking …
5 Tips for Shedding Negative Thought Patterns at Work
We are currently living through a global crisis, unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetime. Our personal and professional lives have been disrupted. Many of us have been working …
10 Little Shifts to Get Big Results
Just last week, I was talking with some colleagues about our lessons learned from the year and how it aligns with what we speak on. Here are my top 10 that …