Ramen and Rituals
I just returned from my first ever visit to Japan to celebrate my girls’ college graduation. One big takeaway: Japan is quite the foodie destination! So naturally, we ate our way through the country. Japan also has a culture of rituals, where food is often at the center. Here are three of our favorites: Omakase Everyone who […]
From Self to Service
Over the past few months, I’ve been part of a program studying the craft of public speaking. It’s been energizing, humbling, and honestly…a little nerve-wracking. But mostly, it reminded me how much I love being a student again. One of our incredible instructors was Russell Ewing. I learned so much watching him and the other coaches on […]
The unexpected gift the Knicks gave me
Sunday night felt different. It wasn’t just the Sunday Scaries creeping in. I was going into the first week all year without Knicks basketball—and I didn’t realize how much I was going to miss it. Not just the games: The anticipation. The group texts. The where-are-we-watching-tonight planning. The Let’s Go Knicks! energy that made an ordinary Tuesday […]
You better think!
There’s a line in a recent Fast Company article that stopped me in my tracks: “Thinking is a premium—and yet it is also the very thing that is most at risk.” YIKES! We’re living through what the article calls the triple threat of modern work: In case you had to reread this paragraph five times already, you’re not […]
A ritual worth the schlep
One of our favorite family rituals is going to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks play. Even during the years when we were losing more than we were winning (the Knicks are known to break their fans’ hearts!)…it was still always a win for our family. If you’ve read my book Rituals Roadmap you know that […]
How to make work fair
Last Thursday in IBM’s beautiful new office space in midtown Manhattan, I was the emcee for HR Innovators’ first CHRO Summit of 2025, Human Resources to Drive Business Results. I met new friends, saw old friends, connected with leaders who I profiled in my books over the years, and met some “Zoom colleagues” IRL for the first […]
Your Great Human Leader roadmap
Last week I told you about the three kinds of leaders—The “It’s All Good” Leader (aka non-intentional), The “Perfect” Leader (aka a bit robotic), and The Great Human Leader (aka the right amount of messy!). Today I want to tell you how to become a great human leader. But first let’s review what a great […]
The 3 kinds of leaders
Last week I wrote about how to bring your messy to work. Looks like the idea hit home! Here are some of the responses I received: So, how do we become a Great Human Leader who leads with the “right” amount of messy? Having interviewed hundreds of leaders—before, during, and after the pandemic—three kinds of […]
Bring your mess to work
Five years ago this month, life as we knew it changed forever. Knowledge workers went home almost overnight. We scoured the aisles of stores for surgical masks. We started scrubbing our vegetables. If you’ve been following me since then, you may recall that my mom passed away in April of 2020. So one of my […]
THE GREAT HUMAN LEADER COHORT IS LIVE!
Great news! Enrollment for the Great Human Leader spring cohort is now open! Here’s a quick reminder about his cohort: If you’re a manager who is feeling overwhelmed by your workload, stressed-out by all this new tech, worried about your team’s engagement, or still trying to figure out how to lead in a hybrid world, […]
