Precious Cargo

My son recently took his first solo trip on an airline to visit our family in Northern California. He is a seasoned travel, having flown many times before including internationally. Yet he’s only 9 years old, and so like any parent I was concerned for his safe departure and arrival on the other end.\n I […]

Curveballs

As a CEO and mom to a young son, my days are planned with precision,  sometimes down to the minute.  Most days go smoothly, but some days  a curveball gets thrown at me.  Can you feel my pain?  It happened yesterday, and it was a good reminder that part of being an effective leader is […]

Women Matter

The reality remains  that there are still too few women in corporations’ top management despite clear evidence that companies that do have women in their executive committees have better financial performance.   Perhaps the state of our economy would recover more quickly if we had more women in top positions.\n\nUnfortunately, women continue to face many […]

Whacked in the Head

I literally whacked myself in the head today. Don’t ask me how exactly, but I managed to open the passenger car door into my face. I am lucky I didn’t break my nose, but as I sat with my head tilted back and bag of ice on my face, I wondered what the universe might […]

Boycott Email

In a recent session on strategic thinking with a group of 20 senior leaders, one of the themes was creating space to “pause” and actually have time to think.\n\nWhen asked participants said the first thing they do when they get into the office is spend time checking email.  When you check email whose priorities are […]

Attitude – Pick Yours

Spring cleaning is so liberating.  Not only does my office look better, I uncover hidden treasures like this article on attitude  reprinted from The Leader Record.\n \n I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock strikes midnight. \n I have responsibilities to fulfill today.  I am important.  My […]