Progress is easier to see when we stop long enough to notice it. By late October, it's easy to start looking ahead. Year-end targets. Budgets. Planning. Projects that still need to be finished. Goals for next year. The list of what's left can quickly overshadow everything that's already been accomplished. So before the year-end sprint really begins, I think there's value in asking your team one question: What are we doing better today than we were in January? Maybe communicat

What leadership can learn from Mother’s Day My wife is amazing. She has a demanding full-time job, shows up for our daughters in all the ways that matter, is there for me, her own mother, our extended family and friends — she’s my best friend, the first person I want to share good news with, and the one I want to spend my free time with. She’s my partner in all of it. And a lot of what she does goes unnoticed. Not because it isn’t valued — but because it’s not always visible.

Late February is when leadership presence matters most By the end of February, winter feels personal. The novelty is gone. The holidays are a memory. March break is close enough to see — but still far enough to feel unreal. And somehow, March always stretches longer than it should. In many households, this is also when unspoken roles kick in. Someone always ends up shoveling the driveway. Again. Usually the same person. No ceremony. No applause. Just responsibility. Workplace