Have you ever made a mistake at work, then felt shame or guilt, or been made to feel less than? Work culture has mistakes backwards. Mistakes are opportunities for growth and learning. The right kind of mistakes even contribute to the bottom line in the long run. This past weekend I was doing some gardening, mostly watering plants and deadheading flowers. I decided to trim back the dead branches of my rose bushes, which are blooming beautifully behind my home. While most of t

The Joy and Challenges of being a women in leadership

Helping your team stay engaged and joyful through New Years Day. The holidays can be a time of cheer and well-being, but they can also be a time of stress and loneliness, let alone all the disruptions at work! Everyone wants to be festive, but the reality is the business keeps running, personal emergencies and illnesses still happen, and the world and all it's crazy happenings keep coming. It's enough to make anyone a little grinchy. In 2022 Newsweek reported that 56% of A

As a leader, it can be tempting to blame poor or average performance on the team... it's not the team, it's the leader.

Today is National Give Something Away Day. Those that don't know me well might not realize that I am a giver. I love to create something and give it to someone I care about. This comes in many forms. Often, it's food, (don't worry this is not a life story/recipe post), a knitted gift like a hat or sweater, or in the case of my business, it's education and skills. On National Give Something Away Day, I want to give you the gift of Joy at work (and home and everywhere in bet