Delegation is one of the hardest things you learn as a leader (and parent) but also the most rewarding.

Sometimes ensuring you are aligned is literally the most important thing you can do. This is on print in large organizations, small ones and especially on a trapeze!

Sometimes Making Flex Work is for working adult children to be there for their parents.

It’s easy to get lost in the busyness, so let our investigation into happiness help you remember to find a moment and focus on something that makes you happy.

As a team leader, do you ever find yourself more excited for those around you to achieve their goals than to achieve you own?

Sometimes we just need someone else to believe in us so we can believe in ourselves.

Here in Atlanta, the end of school is upon us and in many suburban neighborhoods, that means the annual water fight.

For many parents, the end of the school year brings an extra level of chaos…

In the case of this basil plant, it literally did.

How can I influence my onsite boss to think more flexibly?

Just because you are in a competition doesn’t mean you can’t be kind. Sometimes in business, it can feel like the only way to win is for someone else to lose, but if we think differently, we can often find a way for everyone to get what they need.

When is the last time you tried something new?

If you are anything like me, you find it easier to just keep doing what you’ve been doing then to go out of your way to disrupt your schedule.

Leadership sometimes means moving to the backseat.

Sometimes even when you aim at the same spot you end up hitting somewhere different. That’s how I felt when I spent an hour in beginners archery, but it’s also what can happen in our careers.

“Think Customer.” This was a corporate value that I used to spout as a leader, but it’s more than just a phrase to motivate a team to behave a certain way. It means proiritizing someone else’s needs above your own.

Traditions build a sense of community and the start of the year is the time to start building traditions. As you start to lay out the year for your team, now is the time to start thinking about ways to create shared experiences that can create connection and make the team feel cohesive.

I’m thankful for so many things and this time of year is the perfect opportunity to say thank you…so here goes.

“I can’t believe this is my life!” I say this several times a week on a regular basis, but the during week that I get to spend at the beach with my teenage children and their friends each year I say it multiple times a day!

Even after 15 years of Making Flex Work sometimes I have to admit defeat…last Friday was one of those days.

I’ve been talking in front of groups for decades, and in front of virtual audiences for years, but there’s something different when there’s an actual camera in my face.