C-Suite: Stop ‘Chicken’ Hiding Behind HR!

The HR email memos about remote working are starting to come out. And I’m disappointed to have seen or heard about ones that sound like this:

The EXTRA Health Benefits From Jamba Juice

Last week I had a chance to meet and talk to the Board Chair of a company, where I’m advising the CEO. He was curious about how I approached the matter of culture and particularity, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.

Waiting Will Cost You… Invest NOW!

If you are a leader who wants your team to become even better, NOW is best to invest in belonging.

What All Organizations Can Learn from Bhutan

This is about being humble enough to learn and unlearn from others who challenge underlying assumptions.

Get Rescued Off of Mt. Stupid

If we don’t have people who care enough to push against our views, we could get intellectually lost, and end up stuck on Mt. Stupid.

Working Women: 5 to 9 & 9 to 5 & 5 to 9?

Jillian Pressnall is Garrett’s sister and our daughter. She is a wife, mother and practicing lawyer in Seattle, WA. She is our guest author and digs into the primal scream underlying how many working women are feeling today.

No One is Safe Until We Are All Safe?

What good is it to have part of the team feel safe to bring their best, if others on the team are not?

Boss Speak A.K.A. BS

Buzz management phrases can seep into our daily language and become integrity thieves.

Leaders: Try Taking Both Leadership Uppers and Downers!

Rate yourself on the Downer 18 and Upper 11 on leadership. Honestly, ask yourself how people working for, and/or around would rate you. You might even ask them?

The Advantage of Being at a Distance

Everyone needs to assess their ability to work remotely. If you can do highly value added work from a distance, your employment and opportunity market has now expanded dramatically

What We Will NOT Do in 2021?

To kick-off 2021, I want to make another work prediction, and it’s about what many more working people will intentionally NOT do, or stop doing this year.