"I don't have time." ~Various leaders desperate for resources when asked to support interviews. ...

Leader: Is that your experience or feedback people have actually given you? Sometimes leaders...

I was asked three times before I said yes to my first team leadership assignment. I was new to...

Project Manager: I understand you've been offered a new growth opportunity on the program. Who...

Manager: Your colleague's got too much on their plate; do you have bandwidth to help? Me: I...

I went to a different school every year from kindergarten to third grade. As the oldest child, I...

I was catching up with my intern after being away for several weeks attending to a personal...

Director: This test needs to be done by the end of the year. Me (for the umpteenth time): It...

"I need you to pack up everything you think you'll need to do your job at home for at least a...

I walked out of my manager's office, shook my head in bewilderment, then went back to the task I...

After graduating from college, I had a few false starts, dipping my toe into things that didn't...

A colleague reached out to me one day asking if I'd be willing to meet with their spouse. The...

A reader recently asked me about the following scenario: "As a leader, how do you deal with...

As the year comes to a close, everyone is focusing on the New Year, setting resolutions or...

"Feedback is a gift." These are the last words I was expecting to hear from that particular...

Several years ago, I had intern who spent 12 weeks of their summer working on an assignment that...

With the year quickly coming to a end, we are right in the heat of what I call "Crazy Season". ...

"You're the best manager I've ever had." These words from an internal transfer surprised me. ...

I am continually evaluating my leadership style and making tweaks to become the best leader I can...

I once found myself in the position of simultaneously leading a team while also deep in the...