The View from the Pedestal
You ever meet someone and immediately start casting them in the lead role of your personal workplace movie? The boss […]
Why I Write, even when I don’t want to.
I didn’t plan to write today. I planned to stew. You know that moment when someone doesn’t say what you
Effective Coaching is just Good Chemistry
Ever leave a conversation feeling taller? Like your brain took a vitamin it didn’t know it needed? That’s not an
Don’t ignore the Muse
It starts innocently enough. You’re minding your business; writing performance reviews and keeping your caffeine level just below “oracle.” And
Not Everyone Deserves a Seat in Your Head
Some people give advice like they’re tossing glitter… it gets everywhere, looks kind of pretty in the moment, and then
Use It or Lose You (A tale of Performance and PTO)
Yesterday my performance review snitched to my PTO balance, so I booked time off. Same system, one tab over, blinking
Smells like Inspiration
There’s a smell in the air right now. You know it. That deep, sweet, impossible-to-bottle scent of fallen leaves… sugar
I didn’t Trust my Rearview Camera, until Today
I never trusted my rear-view camera. Too easy. Too digital. Too smug. But this morning, faced with an empty cupboard,
Authenticity as Aerodynamics
NASA didn’t set out to study laughter. They were trying to figure out why astronauts kept getting cranky in space.
The Eve of Instructional Design Madness
A haunting project from last year… before I had a clone! https://www.engagethem.org/IDMadness/story.html