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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 […]

Oh hiiii there!! Fresh off the heels of Valentine’s Day EVERYWHERE, I wanted to pop in and say how much I love having you on this email list. I know. So cheesy. But also so true. When I started my leadership consultancy and performance coaching business (by accident) NINE years ago, I never dreamed I would […]

Hey there! 🏈 💃 Happy “Taylor Swift’s boyfriend just won the #superbowl” to all who celebrate.  Watching the game end in overtime and affection, I cried – twice – and I’m not even a football fan.  Here are 3 things we learned about leadership at Superbowl 2024: 𝟭. 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:While there […]

Hiya Sunshine. I’m sitting here at my desk with my second latte of the day, listing to pop vocal album of the year Midnights on vinyl, writing to you, thinking: January was a long year, am I right? For Q1, I’ve been head down, focused primarily on client relationship building and mapping out the many, […]

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