Sometimes the words we need to hear find us in the most unexpected places. For me, they came on a handwritten coffee cup sleeve during a recent leadership workshop. A small hand-written artifact that reminded me of the importance of recognizing our own gifts, and the incredible influence we can have when we help others recognize theirs. Spark #1 – Quote of the Week “The world needs exactly what you have to offer.” Spark #2 – Thought for the Week Last week, I had the pleasure

We are moving through a period of extraordinary change. Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work, information comes at us faster than we can process it, and uncertainty seems to follow us from the workplace into our homes. Somewhere in the middle of trying to keep up, how many of us have stopped to ask whether the pace we're maintaining is actually sustainable. And perhaps more importantly, how many leaders are noticing what that pace is doing to the people around the

After 30 years, across two industries, I closed a chapter that shaped my professional life, and I took the summer to celebrate it. Moments like this deserve more than a quick handoff to whatever comes next. Spark #1 – Quote of the Week "Defining moments shape our lives, but we don't have to wait for them to happen. We can be the authors of them." Chip Heath & Dan Heath, The Power of Moments Spark #2 – Thought for the Week For 30 years, my corporate career gave me opportunitie

Spark #1 - Quote of the Week The deepest human need is the need to be seen. David C. Brooks Spark #2 - Thought for the Week Last night I received a message from a longtime friend and mentor after a photo of us from six years ago appeared on his Facebook feed. He sent me a short message with the words: “ Very proud of the woman you are. Great accomplishments by a great person.” That note meant more than he probably realized. Recognition doesn’t need to be elaborate, because s

This morning I discovered my Uber driver's wife is someone I've worked with. Small world? Maybe. But it only happened because I struck up a conversation on the way to work. I travel regularly for work, and I've developed a ritual of starting conversations with people I meet, not just pleasantries about the weather but real conversations. This morning's driver moved here from Hondouras and is running a half marathon in Miami this weekend. We swapped training stories, compared