Resilient Wednesday Weekly Memo

Career development is a continuous journey, and as I stepped into 2023, I found myself, like many others, contemplating the changes that lie ahead for me. Thirteen years ago, I stepped away from my decade plus time in corporate healthcare leadership and decided to venture out into solopreneurship and I never looked back. This year […]

In my last two Resilient Wednesdays, we delved into the concept of trust, exploring its significance, operation, and methods for evaluating trust levels within teams. We also examined how individuals, regardless of their role as a leader or follower, can demonstrate and enhance trust through their actions. Today, in this final installment on trust, let’s

In last week’s Resilient Wednesday, I shared a story of a manager who was unsure she could trust her team members who were working from home. I asked her how she would know, and she quickly realized that her thoughts were only half-baked but focused on her gut feelings. As a leader, it is sometimes

As a manager, you don’t want to spend your energy worrying about whether your team members are on board. Questioning trust is a resilience drainer in how it affects your and the team’s energy. Knowing where your folks land on your trust scale creates an easier path for everyone; more importantly, it identifies where you

We attended the wedding of a good friend’s son and their new daughter-in-law this past weekend. It was a great time. It had all the beautiful elements of a celebration of love, from the wedding vows written by the bride and groom to their first dance together (including an incredible dip.)  Old friendships were rekindled,

Life is challenging, as Scott Peck pointed out in his book, The Road Less Traveled. Reading his book as a  young person, I initially resisted this notion, but over time, I’ve come to appreciate this truth. Our mental mindset adds an extra layer of difficulty to our lives. During a recent round of golf, a