Have you had to deliver this yet? That once-in-a-lifetime speech. You know the kind of speech I’m referring to: the pivotal presentation that defines a person, cause or culture -- that crucial communications moment your audience members will remember for weeks afterward. This could be a TEDx talk, like one I recently did for TEDx CWRU, or your first all-hands meeting as CEO, or your … [Read more...]
How to Redefine Success with Empathy
Modern market trends, as well as the pandemic, show us that leaders and brands acting with genuine empathy are winning right now. When companies have been there for the community, valued employees, even made tough decisions like layoffs or closures with respect - the market has paid attention. Just look at the media attention lavished on Zoom for offering free K-12 access to schools, Salesforce … [Read more...]
Be Resilient
If motherhood has taught me any important lesson that has benefitted my business the most, it is this: Be resilient. My son is now four-and-a-half and he tests my patience, grace and sanity on a daily basis. But he’s also taught me how to think on my feet, come up with creative solutions, adapt on the fly and roll with the punches. Yes. Motherhood has made me elastic. ☺ When he … [Read more...]
How to Feel Less Busy and Get More Done: A Chat with Laura Vanderkam
Do you feel like you never have enough time? Are you so crazy busy, you can’t get anything done? Do you feel like the weeks are zipping along in a chaotic, unmemorable haze? What would it feel like to get it all done and still find time for the important stuff: self-care, quality time with your kids, a walk in the park? You know…time freedom? Time when you feel “off the clock.” That time … [Read more...]
Managing Entrepreneurship and Motherhood: A Chat with Sara Dean
How do you juggle the dueling demands of parenthood and running your own business or career? Are you managing it with aplomb or do you feel like a crazy person most of the time? I admit to the latter. See, I had this image of running my own business and doting on my sweet babe with grace and ease. Reality quickly set in and I have never, ever felt that kind of pressure before. An imaginary … [Read more...]
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