"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." The first 90 days of employment are like the first 5 years of a child’s life. I...

Who is winning the salary competition? I have a client who has a need in her business that would require a $55k investment. This...

I use a parenting practice that anchors on emotional self-regulation. Basically, if you can regulate your emotions well, your children...

I believe that a great budget is the most impactful way to manifest positive financial results in your business. I’m often surprised at...

We raise a few pigs on our hobby farm in MN. A delightfully fat and furry heritage breed of guinea hogs. Sadly, our oldest boar died...

My brain has really been on overdrive this week thinking about PIPs. I know….I need to get out more. But it’s a topic that comes up...

The idea of choosing our thoughts about people sometimes trips my clients up a bit. Here’s an example of what I mean: Years ago my boss...

Yes. This is a real question. We repeat behaviors and remain in situations that aren’t ideal all the time. We do this because (often...

No one has ever enjoyed placing someone on a PIP. And surprise…..no one likes being on a PIP. Performance Improvement Plans: (My...

Coaching is a space to conduct thought experiments. It’s a wide open canvas to paint the picture of “what if.” I know you’ve read...

C Suite leaders, entrepreneurs and business owners are typically open to risk and crave autonomy. This is what makes them excellent in...

This job sucks. Really? What part of YOU doesn’t like it? When clients tell me that their job sucks I always start here. We explore Parts...

Sometimes coaching sessions feel a little blah. There are sessions that we talk about small things, we back track, we don’t land on a...

There’s a sweet spot between “I’ve got this” and “I have absolutely no clue.” If you’ve located the exact whereabouts of this place,...

This is a topic near and dear to me. I often tell my executive coaching clients that their people really want to see them succeed. This...

I was listening to a podcast today about emotional eating. This is something I deal with. I tend to eat mindlessly right after the kids...

“It’s not personal” = Convenient Excuse I’m not going to soften the edges on this one folks. Everything is personal. We are all people....

Sometimes small businesses court a ‘big dog’ from the industry or a unicorn from a fortune 500. They need someone with big experience to...

One of my husband’s mentors is noted for saying: “I went away and did all the work, read the books and learned all the things. I came...

Sometimes my first call with clients goes like this: Client: “I don’t really need help, I know exactly what to do.” Me: So what’s not...