Blog: All things leadership

💅🏻 🎀 🛼 I never thought I would write this, but here are 4 Leadership lessons from Barbie (+1 about being “Kenough”). Leadership lessons are everywhere and I just loved the iconic Barbie movie. The depth of the plot and conversations (and the outfits of course) struck me. I never …

Many see Leading teams as the holy grail of work. But in the end, it comes down to a few simple basic steps mixed with a big dose of authenticity. When I think back about my first leadership role at one of my startups (I thought it meant recruiting a …

The insights from last week's blog on how to become a game-changer and create strong habits are just 3 of many valuable tips in "High-Performance Habits" by Brendon Burchard. Besides the topics covered then (focus on leaders' internal development), we will focus here on these items that focus more on …

Management books can be a useful resource for leaders looking to improve their game, but when it comes down the really step up there's no better place than these six areas: productivity improvements; increasing employee engagement levels within your company or work culture as whole ( meanings different things depending …

The past few years have been an exhilarating, yet exhausting journey. There is no shortage of learnings I took from my time at Philips and other startups that are now gone or still with me - here are a few very honest reflections on what has worked for me. 1. …

A few years ago, I began to learn about confidence and how important it is in every aspect of our lives. I'll be honest, I used to struggle with confidence myself. It was tough for me to feel "good enough" or like I wasn't smart/fast/exciting/whatever enough. I never talked about …

Self-confidence used to be this funny thing - it comes and goes as fancies dictate. I remember feeling lost in my own skin; there were so many things about myself that simply don't agree with what other people thought or expected from the inside out! My work successes weren’t enough …

by Cheryl Conklin* Sleep and mental health are inherently linked and both are foundational to your ability to perform in your career, be authentic and connect deeply with your colleagues. Deep, restorative sleep is essential for healingand growth throughout the body, enabling our brains to undergo physical and emotionalrestoration …

by Patricia Thomas* If you have found yourself stagnant, frustrated, dissatisfied, or outright unhappy with your current job, then you may have found yourself in a dead-end job. Dead-end jobs are normally classified as positions that do not allow the opportunity to progress within the company. Entry-level jobs certainly …

In my last blog, I wrote about the effects of neuroplasticity and stretching yourself to experience new things. Neuroplasticity means that your brain rewires and you create new neural pathways. Going out of your comfort zone stimulates the creation of new and different neural pathways. In these times, most of …