
Fear and Loathing in 2023
Let’s get right to the 800 pound gorilla in every conference room and office. Fear. Your fears. My fears. Our colleagues fears. Our employees fears. Fear

Let’s get right to the 800 pound gorilla in every conference room and office. Fear. Your fears. My fears. Our colleagues fears. Our employees fears. Fear

I don’t know about you, but I put an enormous amount of pressure on myself to stay in control. Of everything. All the time. Yeah,

I’m not sure when this phrase became a thing. I like it though. Flexing means effort, sacrifice, consistency, and ultimately results. It’s more that just

I’ve worked with a lot of bright people through the years. Smart, accomplished professionals who really know their stuff. And yet, they somehow miss the

I have a network of close friends who also happen to be in senior executive roles across the country. And they are dealing with a

I’ve been thinking a lot about what executive leadership is going through now that the world of work has so dramatically changed in such a

The world or work is in a full sprint. Digital dominates all communication, employee activism is exploding, expectations of all employees are shifting constantly, and

I’m overextended. I believe that’s the polite, don’t make waves, low impact way to say that I’m feeling massively overwhelmed. And when I say overwhelmed,

I saw the struggles of the executives. …but didn’t want to over step. I saw the struggles of the middle managers. …but didn’t want to

These words don’t sound compatible, do they? Vulnerable and leadership? My corporate upbringing in leadership was based on having all the answers, not showing the