Where’s the champagne?! Where are the balloons?!(Why outside validation can’t be the driver.)Have you ever achieved something that felt like a really big deal—like at any [...]

Can I give you some feedback?Before you even answer, how does that feel?Immediately you feel on edge and defensive. Has anyone ever said that and actually shared something [...]

How many times have you gotten a “yeah, but…” back from a direct report or a stakeholder when trying to pitch a new idea or brainstorming solutions to a problem? How many [...]

The last few weeks have brought more of the same disturbing news that seems to continuously plague the United States these days: Violent hate crimes against the AAPI [...]

What’s the most unspoken and unexpected challenge leaders face in the workplace?  Total lack of feedback in all the ways they wish they could receive it. As you work [...]

I’m working with a client, “Amy,” a Vice President in a rapidly growing tech company. Last week, she came to me and said she was afraid she was about to be fired.She was [...]

“Rachel, I wish when I was promoted to this role that someone had pulled me aside and told me.” Although the tech executive before me presented as a bit of a curmudgeon, [...]

Recently, a sought-after Chief Marketing Officer in the tech industry was being heavily recruited. She’d been unhappy in her work for some time and thought the answer was [...]

What if I told you, it’s OKAY not to be good at everything? (Particularly, the work you hate doing.) Even better: what if… you didn’t have to DO any of those [...]

The key to becoming a great leader? Quantum physics.Through the very act of watching, the observer affects reality.This is one of the most intriguing premises of quantum [...]