American Red Cross
The American Red Cross helps people affected by disasters big and small providing relief, comfort and hope. Whether they are providing life saving blood, health and safety services, disaster relief or...
View ArticleCLASS Act
I had an amazing meal at CLASS Kitchen a new pop-up restaurant in Costa Mesa, CA that serves excellent food and delivers an exceptional dining experience that is operated entirely by high school...
View ArticleExpired
Months of planning. Weeks of anticipation. Days of excitement. “Your passport is expired” are not the words you want to hear at the airport. “Excuse me?” I said. “Your passport is expired,” the...
View ArticleYoung Professionals Leadership Summit
Over 200 young professionals gathered at a leadership summit presented by Brandman University and hosted by Ed Linck. The conference featured session on ethics and entrepreneurship as well as panels...
View ArticleLeadership in Heels
The Leadership in Heels Speaker series presented by Scharrell Jackson, featuring Pernille Spiers-Lopez, former CEO & President IKEA North America and author of Design your Life left audience...
View ArticleMake The Final 30 Days of 2015 Count
When December hits, many people suffering from post-turkey syndrome, use the excuse of the holidays to ease up and back off. If that’s you, consider finishing strong instead. Kick it into gear and...
View ArticleJamboree Leaders Graduate
Leaders at Jamboree gathered to celebrate the graduation of employees from a customized leadership program. As their guide on this leadership journey I look forward to the participants sharing what...
View ArticleBe Open to Receive
We are all a work in progress, myself included. As I reflected on the year, and asked myself what change I could make to enrich my life and those around me, I realized my fierce independent streak...
View ArticleThe Ideal Team Player
One of the benefits of being a Board Member for Make-A-Wish Orange County and Inland Empire are the professional development opportunities that are available. This week I got a preview of Patrick...
View ArticleThe Least Amount
I have always been one to give my fullest effort, but at a certain point in my life between family, career and well-being that became almost impossible. As I started to reexamine my life, I began to...
View ArticleUsing the F Word at Work
Some people would rather drop the “f” bomb at work than talk about the other “f” word – feelings. That’s right – feelings have a place at work. How can they not? We are after all human beings with...
View ArticleWho is Responsible for Career Development Anyway?
Remember when there used to be a career ladder to climb? Flatter organizations, frequently changing organizational structures and newly emerging jobs have kicked the ladder out from many people....
View ArticleThe Lightness of Being
The moment we try to be still, we discover just how restless our mind can be. The harder we force it to be calm, the worse it gets. With practice we can come into a space of observance or mindfulness...
View ArticleReady, Set … Ask
It is so easy for our communication with others to get derailed. There are infinite distractions that can get in our way and often we are so busy preparing our response that we aren’t truly listening...
View ArticleGet Your Hustle On
There are two kinds of people – those who do and those who don’t. Which are you? Maybe it’s not that simple, but when you study highly successful people you don’t find them binge watching Netflix....
View ArticleWhat Would Dory Do? (WWDD)
Characters in the movie, Finding Dory, ask, What Would Dory Do (WWDD)? when faced with a difficult situation. Dory, the friendly but forgetful, blue tang fish goes in search of her long-lost parents...
View ArticleGet Better Ideas Faster with Brainwriting
If you really want to generate the best idea or solution write first, talk second. When you separate idea generation from discussion you not only generate more ideas, but you will generate more...
View ArticleJourney to Vietnam
Vietnam, here I come. This will be my last blog for a few weeks as I leave technology behind so I can be more fully present to explore and soak in the beauty around me. I have made it an annual...
View ArticleLet Loose and Let Your Employees Run Free
I walk my dog Dakota twice a day. In the morning we go out to the beach and if we are out there before 8 a.m. (when animal control starts to patrol the beach) I unclip her leash and off she goes. She...
View ArticleA Leader’s Guide to Building Relationships and Employee Engagement
Growing as a leader is a lifelong journey. Over the next nine weeks I will share tangible ways you can become a better leader. Each week I will share an excerpt from my ebook a Leader’s Guide to...
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