“You can fill every box and still feel empty.” In my 20 years as a recruiter, it was my job to call the most successful people on the planet. …to tell them about a job they didn’t know was available…to tell them about a company they didn’t know was looking…to tell them about a search … Read more
“You can’t spreadsheet your way to loyalty.” Every leader knows the sting. You find someone brilliant. You invest in them. They do great work. Then one day, they leave — not for more money, not for a better title, but because, as they put it, “it just doesn’t feel right anymore.” It’s easy to assume … Read more
Do you sometimes feel like your life has no consequence? We want our lives to matter. We want our love to matter. And, we want our work to matter. But, how can we feel confident that it does? It starts by first figuring out your consonance. So, what is consonance? It’s best explained by one … Read more
I have a freak flag. I’m damned proud of it, too. And, that makes me unapologetic. That wasn’t always the case. I worked hard to fit in, to be like everyone else, to wear the right clothes, get the right jobs, say the right things. And, I was good at it, and it sucked. You … Read more