Point of Arrival

05/30/2018

Master leadership by mastering your stories - read on!

In my coaching and organizational work, I witness daily how the stories we create deeply impact our work experience, relationships, decision making and workplace culture. In every situation, there are assertions – objective facts , and there are assessments – the judgments, opini

12/13/2017

Thrilled to serve as a Coach for the Positive Leader Executive Ed Program this week at UMICH!!! The pathways to organizational Positive Deviance shared by faculty and students are inspiring and uplifting! +++getting to be with so many heroes in my field!🙏🏼❤️

12/05/2017

One of the coolest spots I have had the pleasure of working! Imagine this filled in with water. 🧗🏻‍♀️🚣🏼‍♂️

11/21/2017

Practice gratitude! Tis the season! November Blog is up.

Happy Thanksgiving! In the spirit of this week's holiday, I want to share some thoughts with you on gratitude - why it matters, and how you can easily up your gratitude game. Our brains are hardwired to repeat habitual patterns of thinking, and for many of us, that means a negativity bias. Left

10/26/2017

What are the ingredients in the recipe of passion? How do we cultivate more passion in our lives and work? October blog is up!

I had the privilege recently of attending a performance of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Jon Batiste. Individually, the musicians had an immeasurable amount of prodigious talent, but collectively, the music was soulful and magical. It was clear there was some

09/28/2017

Had an energizing morning speaking to 100 women about creating more meaning at work!

09/13/2017

This is one of the most important conversations I've heard recently (by 2 of my fave people!) on how to be brave - in work, life and the world. Have a listen.

Marie Forleo sits down with cultural icon, Brené Brown, to talk about her new book, Braving the Wilderness. We cover so much ground in this episode, but part...

09/06/2017

For those of you interested in Carol Dweck's work on Growth vs Fixed Mindset, this little video provides a great, animated summary of the core concepts

For more on Growth Mindset: http://trainugly.com/mindset/ Growth mindset is a hot topic in the world right now – and rightfully so. It really creates the fou...

09/05/2017

Read on to discover the dark side of perfectionism in my latest blog post. What's at risk for you when perfectionism creeps in at work?

It doesn’t take much investigation to reveal why so many of us have been hooked by perfectionism. Through bombardment of mainstream and social media – where so much of what is celebrated is airbrushed and what is showcased is a selective editorial of only our fabulous moments – the message

07/18/2017

Had an awesome night guest teaching an Intro to Positive Psychology class for the clinical psych MA and PhD students at Northwestern! Under the glare in the photo, this classroom poster says "Little Known Failure".. 🤣 Thanks for the invite fellow MAPP mate Dr. Helene Moore!

07/08/2017

SEE MORE ART! Pictured here with hubby at the Takashi Murakami show at Chicago's MCA recently. What arts make you feel happy? Music, dance, visual art? Lots of emerging research happening on the value of art to well-being...

06/27/2017

Check out my June blog on mindfulness meditation🙏

If you’re like most busy professionals I know, you probably spend most of your week moving between meetings, with a mile long to-do list, and a pile of personal commitments. This means you are not only physically busy, but you’re mentally busy and may be overloaded. One of the most in-demand