“Psych safety — is it really a thing?” a leader recently asked me. Yes, it is. We’ve got decades of research. Plus, you can now measure psych safety for yourself by wearing a smartwatch or other similar device that’s linked to a special app on your smart phone....

"Recalibrate" is my focus word/concept for 2024. It succinctly captures my desire to re-evaluate my priorities so I can live my best life for my mind, body, and soul. My inspiration came from the NeuroLeadership Institute's Fall 2023 Summit; the theme was...

My 5 top business books for 2023 reflect these three trends: Leadership is becoming more science based, thanks to more research and available data. Authors—in the case of these five books all teams of two except for one solo writer—tend to share frameworks, exercises,...

Leaders, if you want employees who will adapt to disruption, not cause adverse disruption, you've got to start upskilling your workforce more quickly in soft skills, especially emotional intelligence. Right now we have too many adult workers creating chaos. Many of...

How’s the “last mile” for the messages you deliver? In other words, are you asking team members to act clearly, reliably, and respectfully so they can follow through promptly and accurately? Or is it more likely your asks and messages are getting stuck along the way,...

Diverse teams get admirable results but often at a price to the team members. They may struggle to get good results because they're experiencing a steep learning curve paved with  frustrations dealing with new people who are different from them. Based on my...

The book Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World by Ginni Rometty was a gift from my husband’s financial advisor Will Garrity to me. Will knew my husband wouldn’t be interested in this J.P. Morgan Summer 2023 reading list book yet assumed I...

Recalibrate! The definition is “to reexamine (one’s thinking, a plan, a system of values, etc.) and correct it in accord with a new understanding or purpose.” Recalibrate also was the theme for this year’s NeuroLeadership Institute’s summit, which was its first hybrid...

All that’s good for you in self-care has started to feel bad for some. Considering that self-care is the practice of taking actions to preserve or improve your own health, I'm troubled that self-care has become so controversial. Self-care is necessary for our...