When Accountability Falls Apart
I’ve been working with a lot of teams on accountability conversations lately. If you find this to be a topic that you avoid, or that creates challenges for you, you’re not alone. Too often, we avoid what’s hard. That may be because we view it as confrontational, or...
Where Expectations Go Wrong
Ah, yes. One of my favorite topics—assumptions. The year is off and running. Maybe there’s a sense of excitement about a fresh start. And then the reality of how us humans tend to communicate amidst the busyness that is our lives. With a lot of assumptions baked in....
Reflect, Regroup, Resume
Fall is here—a season many of us here in Michigan love, including me. And yet, I sometimes forget to really enjoy it. Instead, September tends to trigger a familiar panic: How is it already this late in the year? I’m so far behind. If that’s you, you’re in good...
