I was on a call with a client a few months ago when she mentioned, almost in passing, that her operations manager had just given notice. She’d been with the company for four years. She was one of their best people. And when my client asked her why she was...
Here’s the thing, leaders don’t want to talk about: Bonuses get paid. A few weeks pass. People resign. And somehow, every year, it’s a surprise. It shouldn’t be. This isn’t about greed or disloyalty. It’s not people “taking the money and running.” It’s about timing....
A client called me last month—he runs a healthcare-related company that had grown from 12 employees to 47 in two years. Great problem to have, right? Except he was overwhelmed. He was still the one fielding every PTO request, mediating every team conflict, and making...
I’m living the exact moment I help my clients navigate—and it’s uncomfortable as hell. Not because something’s broken. Not because the business is failing. But because everything is moving, and I can’t keep up the way I used to. Like...
When I first started my career, I thought my job was to coach people on their next chapter. Turns out, I was in executive search. Surprise! It was during a wave of layoffs, and most of the people I spoke with were senior-level professionals navigating major...
