Go Far Together … at Scale
One of the new big things I’m taking on at A2 Hosting is team comms for our 800+ team that’s growing every day. “Communication is oxygen.” So job no. 1 is keeping our team INFORMED in a fast paced environment. Connecting weekly with our leadership in our CEO and COO and next our key leaders/influencers…
A Personal Manifesto on Work — and Its Connection to Profit and Purpose
For the majority of my life, starting as a teenager, I’ve always liked work and have drawn deep rewards and fulfillment through it. After some deep reflection, including my 6-month “forced” sabbatical in 2021 (aka my burnout and crash), and the last year taking off my entrepreneurial hat and going to work for a company…
Leading and Managing
My business mentor asked me 15 years ago or so, What’s the difference between leading and managing? I’m idealistic I realize and admit … but I’ve always felt there is a stark contrast between Leading and Managing. I’ve seen when you do these two things well … magic happens. You free people to give their…
RACI and My Translation: DOCK
I got introduced to the RACI model last year by my awesome project manager Katie Richards and have appreciated its use in my work and in my work with others especially as the bigger team has expanded rapidly. “The RACI model is a responsibility assignment matrix that helps clarify roles and responsibilities within a project,…
3 Buckets of Work Time
As my work life has gotten increasingly busier and is evolving, with a new and larger team, I’ve been rethinking a bit about how I structure my day to be more productive and fulfilled. I’m now collaborating with an incredible team largely based in Europe and adjusting to the time differences from my home office…
Play The Hand You’re Dealt
A couple of weeks ago I was asked to share my entrepreneurial journey to a startup accelerator in Oklahoma City. These are always good times for me because it pushes me to really reflect, refine my thoughts and feelings and an outlet to share it. So I wanted to offer only some of what I…
Full Heart, Clear Eyes, Can’t Lose … Even In the Lows
I’m a real sucker for inspirational speeches from movies. And I was talking with an entrepreneur this week who is experiencing the downs of business. And I shared this clip. Here’s some things that stuck out to me with the inevitable lows in business and this clip. We ALL go through it if we’ve done…
The Heart of Journalism
My son was asking me about my career today and I always start it by saying “my first love was journalism.” What I learned in that spark of a career changed me. Helping those wanting to know … know more. To help share more about the things they cared about. My stay was local journalism.…
Processing Experiences: Thinking Versus Feeling
I’ve lived in my head for most of my life. The last four years, it’s been treading the path of diving into my feelings. The deep work has been all about feelings. Starting to actually feel them and not numb or void them. Then the work of processing them. And eventually accepting them. In the…
Personal Mental Health Takeaways from Recent Business Travel & Big Annual Conference
In the past, for over a decade, I was my own brand of business road warrior and it wore on me and my emotional and physical health. Translation: I mostly dreaded it. I didn’t like being away from my family. I don’t like airports. Airplanes are so uncomfortable. And living out of a suitcase for…