Insights
The moments that decide what happens next.
Insights on executive presence, authority, and leading through the hard conversations most advice skips.
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You Don’t Have a Communication Problem. You Have an Order Problem.
“I want to work on my communication.” I hear some version of that sentence from clients all the time, and it’s rarely specific enough to actually work with. So I ask for an example. One client sent hers back within the hour. Here’s roughly what she’d sent a colleague: “”Hi Dana, I’ve been reworking how…
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The Best Career Advice I Never Gave Myself
I was over a decade into my career, MBA in hand, before I heard the term “career map.” I barely knew what an informational interview was, let alone when you were supposed to do one or why. Nobody assumes you still need the basics once you’re senior enough. So nobody offers them. Nike didn’t let…
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Strategy Didn’t Fail. Nobody Owned the Decisions.
Why does strategy matter in business? Learn how business strategy drives clarity, alignment, smarter decisions, and competitive advantage for leaders.
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Leading Through the In-Between: What Change Management Training Skips
I was sitting in the company parking garage looking at a meeting invite that had just landed. Fifteen minutes out. Ambiguous title. The kind that doesn’t tell you anything on purpose. The most conspicuous thing about it wasn’t who was on it. It was who wasn’t. You know that specific flavor of dread. The one…
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The PMP Study Material I Used to Pass all Five Sections “Above Target”
Walk through of recommended PMP study material and FAQs to pass the PMP exam from an experienced project-portfolio management professional.
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5 Steps to a Strong Finish: Achieve Your Goals
Our boys ran their first race recently – a one mile fun run. They started out strong, and kept up the pace surprisingly well. Not so surprisingly, they both hit a point where they were tired and slowed down. The four year old may have even sat down on the grass at the side of…
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Project Management Methodologies and When to Use Them
You may be asking yourself, “What are project management methodologies and why should I care?” I’m so glad you asked! Project management methodologies are simply the ways you structure your project to get it done. That’s it. In tech and software worlds, project management methodologies can be subject to intense debates and rivalries. In the…
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Change Your Life: The Time We Made a Hard Decision Outside My Comfort Zone
Facing a hard decision? I hope you’re encouraged by the story of this time we went way outside my comfort zone. Includes ideas as you think about how to change your life.
