NEGRONI JOURNAL

This Mother’s Day lands differently. Not only because it also happens to be my birthday — but because it’s a moment to reflect on the power of defying expectations. If you’re a mom — especially a single mom — you know what happens when people hear those two words. Their minds go somewhere. Fast. When […]

🙋‍♀️ 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. Here are 3 ways we make it happen: 𝟏. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭: 𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝. At any given moment, the different hats we all wear can feel quite heavy. Anyone who’s watched […]

𝗠𝘆 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝟮𝟭-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝗺𝗲 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, and I wondered what the hell I would speak about; fast forward through decades of resilience, overcoming, and fighting “not enough,” I have finally figured it out: 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 […]

ICYMI, my friend, Last weekend I flew in to NYC to participate in FEARLESS FIRE, a transformational public speaking intensive, with a group of leaders from across the world. Tonight, Thursday, March 14, we will deliver 12-15 minute stories we crafted over the weekend about our work; I am so excited and proud to reclaim […]

Hello hello my friend! This weekend, I’m participating in FEARLESS FIRE, a transformational public speaking intensive, with a diverse group of leaders from across the globe.  We’re spending this weekend together hunting urgent stories to share in this current moment. Next week, Thursday, March 14, we will deliver 12-15 minute stories that we crafted over […]

Hey Friend-o. It’s fair to say that I can be a bit…wordy. #noregrets So today I thought I’d switch it up: Rather than tell, I want to show you something: This is a picture of me when I was 7 – and very into gymnastics and dance (something my own daughters do not believe to […]

Hard truth, soft pillow for International Women’s Day: Pay women. My friend, every year since 2015, I have been asked to speak at events to celebrate IWD and Women’s History Month.  And every year, without fail, at least one of those “offers” is unpaid. (Happily, this year the two events I was invited to speak […]

Happy Friday baby! I moderated two sensational HR / DEI / Belonging Leadership panels at HRD Canada this week, and the wisdom blew me away. Here are my top 3 takeaways on employee well-being from industry-leading panelists from Microsoft, Metrolinx, Deciem, and many more: 𝟏. 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡:  Leading companies know that “employee health […]

My friend,  I stepped WAY outside my comfort zone to join the Polar Rush 6K winter obstacle course for SickKids Foundation this weekend; here’s how I used my 7 pillars of “good, enough leadership” to get through the most challenging obstacles: 𝟭. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲: Joining this challenge was a last-minute decision, and I […]

My friend, I have always been a procrastinator. I vividly remember waking up at my boyfriend’s place at university, bleary eyed and craving salt from too many drinks the night before, looking at the 7:15 am staring back at me on the clock, knowing I had a 9 am class to catch… …with a paper […]