The chat was on fire 🔥

Last week I hosted a free event called The Case for Community: The ROI of IRL Connection as a preview of a new keynote + workshop I’m offering. The chat was so full of comments and questions I couldn’t get to them all, so I wanted to follow up. Here are just a few: – “People often commute […]

The one thing that can eclipse an eclipse

On April 8, 2023, exactly one year ago yesterday, we got an email from our friend Adam that started like this: Dear friends who are interested in travel, wanderlust, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities… Can you guess what he was inviting us to? Yep, an eclipse watching party in Dallas, Texas. I’m not sure I would have […]

5 ways to embrace your humanity in the age of AI

AI was the talk of the town at the Transform HR Conference in Vegas a couple weeks ago. My big takeaway? Guys, it’s here to stay. But so is our humanity—as long as we’re intentional. So if you’re interested in staying ahead of the AI curve (and if you don’t, you’ll definitely be left behind), here […]

3 o’clock dance party

Last week I took the stage at Transform to talk about one of my favorite topics – Navigating Leadership in the Hybrid Horizon: The Crucial Role of Middle Managers. The room was packed, so clearly it’s on other people’s minds as well. At the end of the talk, a woman walked up to me to […]

Make your time together count

As a workplace strategist over the last 25 years, I’ve come to expect the unexpected. So it doesn’t surprise me that employees who come into the office three, four or even five days a week may still feel isolated and alone. While companies who gather employees three times a year may feel more connected than […]

Let them have a snow day

Last Tuesday, February 13th, was NYC’s first official “snow day” of the year. While kids in the burbs got to bask in the childhood ritual of sleeping late, staying in their jammies, and having a cup of hot cocoa after sledding, city kids had to go to remote school. As if that wasn’t bad enough, […]