As a good leader, making data-based decisions and actions is what we ask of our teams… and therefore we should ask the same of ourselves. 

Years ago I was described as “blissfully naïve” and by the older coworkers on my team - and while it was not meant as an insult, today I reflect back on what a powerful perspective I brought to the group.

What’s the impact when a great idea isn’t thought all the way through? For me, the impact recently has about 2.5 hours of extra work…but it was totally worth it!

“Did you brush your teeth? Deodorant? What about your hair, did you fix it? We only have 10 minutes, so make sure you are getting ready.” This is what I sound like in the mornings before work and school…

Do you like sweet or salty snacks? What if you could only have the one you picked for the rest of you life? How would you feel?

Creative problem solvers can be a leader’s most important asset.

Downshifting is switching to a lower gear while you drive. Your automatic car does it for you, but if you drive a manual, you can downshift to slow down but also do in preparation to accelerate quickly.

There’s something magical about college football. I’m from the south, so obviously I’ve been raised to believe that college football is an important part of life, but …

What do Victory ice cream, hash browns from McDonald’s, and junk food on a road trip have in common? Tradition. 

It’s often the smallest things that make the biggest impact! As a leader, if you can embrace letting go of the little tasks, you can empower your team to do the enormous ones.

Effective time management is a critical component to Making Flex Work.

What does an independent league baseball game have to do with leadership?

Do you feel like you are being swept up in a tornado, spinning around out of control, hoping to be dropped on the ground and yet fearful of where you will land?

Every successful company has a board of directors sets the strategic direction, and I believe that a personal board of directors is one of the most important things you can have in your career.

Sometimes the path is clear, sometimes there are no exit ramps, only a tunnel to be navigated along a straight track, but more often, decision making means having to determine which is the best path even when you don’t have all the information you want.

…Just ask my daughter, who used it as one of her three reasons for why she looks up to her mother in a 4th grade writing assignment.

If you haven’t found those people in your life who will cheer for you no matter what, I encourage you to find them.

Let's talk about meeting amnesia! I define “meeting amnesia” as the inability to recall details of a meeting in which you were in attendance.

How does your range of emotions compare with those who work around you? Personally, my highs are high and my lows are low.

As I have shared “Making Flex Work” over the last year, I’ve had the opportunity to have conversations about work effectiveness with people of all backgrounds and career stages, so when I got this text, it wasn’t entirely out of the ordinary, but it still caught me off guard.