A Follow-up to Confidence. Last week, my daughter asked for a hamburger sandwich for dinner — and because I’m in the habit of saying “yes” to reasonable requests, I obliged. Only upon her throwing it to the floor in a fit of rage did I realize that “hamburger sandwich” actually…

Since becoming a parent four years ago, I often find myself comparing how I lead to how I parent. They both require empathy, patience, expectations, boundaries, guidance, autonomy — the list is endless. In lieu of a lengthy article on the topic (which I will no doubt write at a…

Part 3 of 3: What I learned from Wharton’s Course: Leadership in the 21st Century With the emergence of a Gen Z-majority workforce, and as society is continuing to weather aspects of the pandemic, the importance of organizational culture (and all that it entails) matters — now more than ever…

Part 2 of 3: What I learned from Wharton’s Course: Leadership in the 21st Century “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. …

Part 1 of 3: What I learned from Wharton’s Course: Leadership in the 21st Century Are you noticing that most of your employees join virtual meetings sans camera? If they are on video, are they often glancing down (at their phones), typing away at an email, or repeatedly looking at…

As a heat wave swept through the Pacific Northwest last week, our design team gathered to reflect on the “coolest” (I couldn’t resist) visual design trends we’ve seen this season. …