Happy New Year! Can you still say that at the end of January? But, of course, you can – I just did! Every year, I choose a theme for the year rather than making New Year’s Resolutions! In fact, over the past few years, I’ve chosen three words, not one, for...
Last week, I attended my first in-person conference in more than two years. As I entered the conference hotel lobby, I saw many friends I had met at pre-pandemic in-person conferences, some dating back more than a decade. I also ran into many friends I’d made...
When I explain my job to friends, family, or colleagues, they often ask, “What is a Facilitator?” “Why would I need one?” Today seemed like a good day to answer that question. I adapted much of this explanation from my website’s...
Last spring, in March of 2022, I wrote about the Seasons of Change as my clients began to shift their focus away from their virtual event “season” and toward strengthening relationships among their growing teams. As summer moves into fall, planning is...
Before I began working entirely from home, I spent many years in organizations with “remote-friendly” policies, though I’m not sure I’d heard the term at the time. If we needed flexibility for a doctor’s visit or to pick up a child from...
If you’re my age, you thought I was going to finish that sentence with the word “Memorex,” didn’t you? If you don’t understand the reference, watch the old Memorex cassette tape commercial. Lately, I’m hearing this question more and more… “Is it live or is...
