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A Different Kind of Gift Guide for 2025
December 9, 2025
If you’re a long-time reader of this newsletter, you know now is the time I like to end the year with rest and reflection. It’s been a tough year for many...
The Compass and the Map: Navigating Your Career Evolution
December 2, 2025
We navigate our careers with two essential tools: a compass and a map. The compass, calibrated by early mentors and industry norms, points us toward what...
Gratefully Reflecting Forward: Your Personal Annual Review
November 26, 2025
As I approach the end of 2025, I'm excited to dive into one of my favorite yearly traditions: looking back at what happened and discovering what I can learn...
Reach People With Your Impact Stories
November 19, 2025
Recently, I spoke with someone who said “I need to tell a better story about my impact in the organization.” As a response to that need, I shared in a...
FYI - Discount codes for Online Facilitators Unconference next week
November 14, 2025
Folks: I just received some discount codes for this conference next week:Online Facilitation Unconference 2025 Rethinking How We Work Together in the...
You Are Always a Storyteller
November 11, 2025
Whether you feel you are more “behind the scenes” or in the public eye, you are always a storyteller, and it’s a great skill to develop for many reasons. But...
We Are All Becoming Freelancers—And That's Your Advantage
November 4, 2025
As the nature of work evolves, I've discovered a useful insight: adopting a freelancer's mindset—even in regular employment—gives you control over your...
Reconnecting With Community at AgileDC
October 29, 2025
Apologies for the delayed update, but I did something I’ve not done for a while: I got on a plane and reconnected with a community. The community was AgileDC...
Navigate Your Career Like a Trail, Not a Highway
October 21, 2025
I’ve always seen my career as a journey rather than as a collection of “next achievements.” For me, if I’m not learning or contributing where I’m at, it’s...
Free Yourself From Too Much Change
October 14, 2025
Sam, a program manager, had a lot on his plate. Management asked him to take over a critical program whose manager had just left to pursue another...
Riding Waves of Change
October 7, 2025
Recently, a colleague of mine — Dahlia — announced that she was taking a one-week break from social media. I’m wondering what prompted this break. I wondered...
Why I support the GLOWI Initiative
October 1, 2025
I’ll keep this short as I just sent my regular newsletter earlier this week, but this topic needed its own spotlight. Tech still tends to be male-dominated,...
Can You Navigate a WIP Storm?
September 30, 2025
As I write this, two large storms churn the Atlantic off the coast of Florida. Fortunately, Humberto and Imelda don’t plan to visit me according to the...
A quick question on what would help you now
September 25, 2025
I promise this is quick. I have many ideas on future topics (and even some courses). Many of the topics come from conversations from my fractional agile...
How Do You Hold the Chaos?
September 23, 2025
In mid-June, we were prepared for the trip of a lifetime. My wife and I planned on two weeks hiking through multiple national parks in Utah. I had carefully...
Do You Own The Story of Your Work?
September 16, 2025
One of my career coaching clients, John, recently expressed feelings of imposter syndrome in sharing his accomplishments in his resume and interviews. While...
What would it be like to independ on someone?
September 9, 2025
Recently, I was having coffee with a friend of mine who has been a successful VP at a mid-size tech company. Let’s call her Carly. Carly had been at the...
How Do You Accept Destruction?
September 2, 2025
Last week, I said goodbye to an old friend. This friend supported me in learning about agile and systemic ways of thinking, opened up many new areas of...
Share Your Stories To Create New Ones
August 25, 2025
Last time, we talked about stories that drive you in different situations. When those situations stress us, we respond with fight, flight, or a number of...
What Stories Drive You?
August 19, 2025
Fran faced pressure from all sides. Two big projects of hers fell behind schedule and her boss just mentioned a third one coming. Then there were all the...
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