Last week I made a call out to those who are on my email list (come join the fun!), asking them to submit a people or project challenge they were facing at their organizations (think “Dear Abby”). I p...

It’s time.

It’s been a year.

I know that you don’t want to hear this, but you know I’m right.

It’s evaluation time.

It’s time to go back and intentionally evaluate the programs, projects, initiati...

Early in the pandemic every event was cancelled or rescheduled for a few months later. Oh, how naive we were!

Then events went virtual. Conferences and retreats, to concerts and weddings. The newness...

Life can feel so busy sometimes, which is especially frustrating when there are skills you’d like to develop or things you’d like to learn — but it just feels like you “don’t have the time.”

For all ...

Why do we budget our money? 

While I’m no expert on financial planning, I think it’s fair to say that when you have a limited amount of money, you want to use it wisely to have the greatest impact an...

Proms have themes. (Yuck.)

Conferences have themes. (Yay!)

Do years have themes? (Hmm…) 

I’ve heard talk recently, from people like brilliant writer and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin and others...

I'd be the first to say that Santa has his faults (a little creepy, breaks into people's homes, spies on children, etc.), but he sure has some great management advice!

Wishing you a safe and happy ho...

It was New Year’s Eve in the Honduran mountain town where my husband and I were serving as Peace Corps Volunteers. Robed in thick sweaters, we were mesmerized by the dancing flames of the bonfires tha...

I was a child wonder. Yes, that’s right. 

I had a hidden skill that I developed over the years that would astound the onlooker, the few times that I activated that skill outside of my family circle. ...

When you’re taking a bite of the Panang Curry dish that your neighborhood Thai place makes, what do you think about?

If you’re like me, you think about how the dish is a dream-come-true. You think th...