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Life's been a roller coaster the last few years.  I redefined myself as Lynne the coach, change agent, and one who finally found her voice.  I went back to graduate school and found my dream job.

But just as I started to get my footing, I was hit with another large bump in the ride,...

How do you create engaged employees in an organizational environment where change is constant, competition is high, and finding the right talent is challenging?  As companies focus on profitability, where does employee engagement fit in?  What are some common threads in highly...

How many of us love going to work? How many of us find joy in our work? The reality is we spend more than half our waking hours at work. How can we cultivate a state of positivity and wellbeing? 

When you think about positive emotions, what comes to mind? Positive emotions can be...

I am a women

I am a mom and wife

I work in the world of HR technology

I love to write and blog

I fought cancer

And I say “I am sorry” way too much at work.

I say it all the time.  I noticed it this week when I disagreed with something a leader said.  I started out...

Finding a career that allows us to feel happy, satisfied, and gives us purpose is not easy.  

It is not something we were taught in school or corporate training programs.

The reality is, many of us feel a disconnection between our work and how we feel.  We are just slightly out of...

As product managers, our days can be challenging. We have many different stakeholders to please.  We are iterating, learning, and influencing others. Our super powers come from the pure joy we have with innovating.  To do this, we need to have grit and be mentally strong. How can we be...

Every once in a while, when you listen, you hear the thundering roar of women standing in their authentic power, bringing their whole self to work, demanding that they are paid what they are worth, working together to leverage each person’s strengths, and enjoying every single...

As we finish out the 4th of July week, I started to consider what is ‘freedom’ when it comes to the workplace. Fundamentally, it comes down to embracing our humanity at work and being able to bring our true self to work.  The organization of the future is one that must...

As my work as a product manager, I have seen so many different visions and products go from idea to a fabulous product.  There is so much inspiration in the world of technology. There is nothing more enjoyable than sitting in a conference room with a bunch of sticky notes brainstorming.

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As a career coach to formal and informal tech leaders, one of the most damaging things you can do as part of your career is to stay when you are comfortable yet bored. If you are fabulous at your job, but you are not challenged, you need to start looking at alternatives.

I stayed in a job where I...