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  The woods smelled fresh. Sun was shining through the leaves making the ground have that dappled look. I could hear some kids playing somewhere over to my left. Our dogs were playing and darting in and out of the underbrush. The person I was walking with was...

I was sipping a lovely espresso. The sun was in my face, jazzy music in the background. I overheard the two people at the table next to me complain about their work situation. That is when it struck me. People, including myself, are really clear on what they do not...

It was like a lightbulb that went off in my head. The man that was sitting at the table with me had no clue what was happening inside my head. ‘Oh my gosh’ I thought. ‘No wonder he is not shining in this role!’.   There he was, this man I was trying to help. He had...

When I worked in the corporate world, I associated talent with something outside of me. Talent was the area of ‘talent managers'. People who had long, complicated excel sheets that they were vigorously updating before important leadership team meetings.  Those lists...

I am waiting in a conference room. The one without windows. The walls are sterile white and there are 2 chairs, a small table, a TV screen to connect a laptop to and a flip over. The nicer rooms on the floor were all booked. Let me rephrase that – all rooms in our...

I think I have ‘survived’ more than 8 reorganizations in my 20 years in the corporate world. And boy – did I learn a LOT from that. If reorg experiences came in different colors I could be painting the rainbow. The whole spectrum! Some I experienced as super...

I was sitting on the toilet, headset on. The camera was off and I was on mute. I rolled my eye at my own ridiculous situation: my back to back meetings made it impossible for me to even go for a comfort break. Earlier that day I found myself waving my hands in anger...

Deeeeeep breathing. Four counts in, six counts out. Think about nothing. Nothing. Oh, I need to put peanutbutter on the shopping list. In for four, out for six. Think of nothing. In for four….. I should really make that gym appointment…. And out for six. Should really...

It was 16.30 and I had been waiting outside for more than 30 minutes. "It feels like their time is a lot more important than mine" was what went through my head. But hey, these were the norms here: senior financial teams were way more important than guests they...