Have you ever been asked, 'What do YOU want? When I was challenged with this question last year, I was at a loss. What do "I" want? I was...

It is at moments like this - when there is a category 5 storm churning in the ocean threatening a major interruption in our modern way of...

This #freakyfriday post is inspired by my visit to the Dali Museum in St. Pete Florida with my friend Colleen Esposito . I have never...

I teach, coach, and mentor an adaptive, value-driven, and values-based approach to product, people, and personal leadership. Lots of...

"The key is not to prioritize what is on your schedule but to schedule your priorities." - Stephen Covey 💥​ The past 10 days the...

"Don't be afraid of change. Beautiful things grow when you are willing to let go." At the recent #agile2022 conference, I was invited to...

#wednesdaywisdom Thursday, July 21 at 3:45pm CST, Lyssa Adkins read the opening lines of a poem called Hieroglyphic Stairway by Drew...

🤔​ Have you noticed how casually we refer to humans in our organizations as 'resources'? 😱​ In the last few years, I notice myself...

How do you feel about constraints❓ You know, 👉 the limits of scope, time, budget, regulations, funding, technical feasibility, current...

We are mid-way through 2022! (Isn't that freaky enough?) I am checking in on my intentions for the year. For the first 50 years of my...

💫​ The traditional leadership script is no longer achieving the desired outcomes. Knowledge and creative workers are done taking orders....

🤔 What is value? It is a question that a lot of people struggle with. That is why they are attracted to my classes - Value-Driven...

I am someone who took pride in keeping myself "busy". All the stories I have been told pointed me to it. These words ring in my ear to...

Burnout is often attributed to long work hours or overwork and it is often treated with a mental health day, a digital detox, or a...

Co-Authors: Anjali Leon & Lakshmi Ramaseshan “Trusts in the wisdom of the collective” was the card that generated some controversy. It...

If I only had a dollar for every time an Agile team member complained about not having time free of distractions so that they could...

“Deep Work,” “Total Focus,” “In the Zone”— all describe an optimal state of consciousness where we perform and feel our best. Psychology...

Image from Deadline.com Yes, yes, it’s true … ensemble is not a verb. So why the blatant verbing abuse in the title of this article?...

"Who are you advocating to?" What may have been intended as an innocent question became a powerful question for me. -------- A trigger to...

What if I never gave myself the opportunity of that experience? That would have been the biggest risk of all.