How do you feel on a Sunday night? Me in Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia Not the polished answer. The honest one. Earlier in my career, I found myself in a role I was not well suited for. I wasn’t playing to my strengths. I wasn’t clear on expectations. And my leader, who was carrying her own version of Sunday Scaries, projected that anxiety straight onto me. My entire Sunday would be dominated by a tightening in my chest. The weekend never truly felt restorative. I couldn’t...

I should get out of bed. It’s 11:00 am. I’m conflicted, because I want to be a high performing successful and influential person. Those people get up early, don’t they? The truth is, I don’t have to get up. I have a clear calendar today. All my supplies: my laptop, charger, snacks and water are right here. There are also two sleeping dogs who are in no way conflicted about whether to get up. Every few minutes they heave loud relaxing sighs as a reminder of how luxurious this moment is. How...

I work with leaders and teams who really want to level up their impact using my FLOW Framework. If you would like to chat about working together feel free to book some time for a virtual coffee date. Culture isn’t built in retreats or revealed in strategy documents. It shows up on an ordinary Tuesday afternoon, in how a leader responds to tension, uncertainty, or a mistake. It lives in the small, repeated moments that quietly teach people what is safe, what is valued, and what is expected....