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March 9, 2022 Continued conversations about a “Return” without doing any “Rewiring” is like letting people back into buildings that aren’t up to code. The mass exodus from our offices, (where work primarily happened pre-pandemic) exposed the faulty wiring of our workplaces.   Just as you would before any major renovation – we took all […]

January 12, 2022 Parents are crying out for help. Like, literally crying, yelling, and screaming. Most recently I read of a group of 20 mothers in Boston who gathered outside of a local high school to stand socially distanced and scream. Last fall, another group of mothers in New Jersey gathered (socially distanced) in a […]

December 6, 2022 I have four kids. So nights out with my husband are a rare occurrence. That’s why it was troubling when, on a recent date night, I couldn’t stop sobbing through our entire dinner. I kept trying to find the words to explain how utterly and terrifyingly exhausted I was. Overextended. Fried. Burnt […]

Published on November 1, 2021 Last week, Sara Blakely sold a majority stake in her company Spanx to Blackstone, valuing the brand at $1.2 billion.  In an Instagram video story celebrating with her team, Blakely, who at one point has her young daughter spinning around her,* advises her colleagues not to downplay or dismiss the […]

Published on October 22, 2021 Things my team and I have tried to reserve energy for those we love most. Through the summer and into fall, there was no shortage of explanations for why people and teams felt unmotivated, uninspired and uncomfortable. Our “surge capacity” is waning. We’ve hit the “pandemic flux” phase. We’re languishing. The […]